BugSat 1
Argentine microsatellite
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BugSat 1 (nickname Tita) is an Argentine microsatellite launched on 19 June 2014. The satellite is built in a flattened-box shape, optimized for piggy-back launch.[3] All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body.[1] The satellite is running the Debian operating system.[4]
| Names | Tita |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | Satellogic |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-033E |
| SATCAT no. | 40014 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Tita |
| Bus | BugSat |
| Manufacturer | Satellogic |
| Launch mass | 25 kilograms (55 pounds) |
| Dimensions | 27.5 by 50 by 50 centimeters (10.8 by 19.7 by 19.7 inches) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 June 2014 [1] |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky Air Base, Yasny LC-370/13 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 570.0 kilometers (354.2 miles) |
| Apogee altitude | 612.8 kilometers (380.8 miles) |
| Inclination | 97.9 ° |
| Period | 96.4 minutes |
Launch
Mission
The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, mostly of Earth observation telescope. Also, after the end of the primary mission phase, the satellite will serve the amateur radio community by providing a digipeater service.[1]
