Spacetrack Directory Name | MYSAT-1 |
Orbit launches | 2018-11-17 |
Deorbitation date | 2022-12-16 |
Days in orbit | 1490 |
Country/organisation of origin | Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabski (UAE) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 445 km |
Apogee | 459 km |
Tests and prepares consumer communications technology for use in space. The growing range of devices, components and miniaturized technology available on consumer markets represents a boon for space exploration and cost management. CHEFSat specifically readies a consumer-grade radio frequency device for wider space use by testing its safety and effectiveness in a working CubeSat deployed from the International Space Station (ISS).