Nepal-PQ1 also known as SanoSat-1 is
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
's first
PocketQube
A PocketQube is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a size of cube with 5 cm sides (one eighth the volume of a CubeSat), has a mass of no more than 250 grams, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf comp ...
picosatellite developed by ORION Space that was launched on January 13, 2022, from
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a Reusable launch system#Partial reusable launch systems, partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, an ...
. The primary function of the satellite is to collect wind, temperature, and humidity data and communicate findings with ground stations in Nepal.
Background
The
PocketQube
A PocketQube is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a size of cube with 5 cm sides (one eighth the volume of a CubeSat), has a mass of no more than 250 grams, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf comp ...
is developed by ORION Space in collaboration with AMSAT-Nepal and AMSAT-EA,
with the brokerage service offered by FOSSA Systems, a leading aerospace company
focused on developing picosatellites for IoT communications.
SanoSat-1 is a PocketQube of 1P size designed and developed with readily available
commercial components (COTS) to measure space radiation while orbiting,
and periodically transmit it to Earth. The satellite will act as a digital repeater in
an amateur band. The store and forward concept can be used in remote disaster-prone
locations. The same concept can also be used to collect data from ground-based
sensors, store it on board, and transmit it to Earth's main station.
The picosatellite has successfully passed all Environmental Testing Campaigns and is
on its way to Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA), where it will be launched with SpaceX's
Falcon 9 vehicle. The satellite has a mass of 250 grams.
Specifications
''Section Source''
SANOSAT-1
* Country: Nepal
* Type: PocketQube
* Organisation: ORION Space
See also
*
NepaliSat-1
References
External links
Official websiteSaurav Paudel talking about SANOSAT-1
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