FACSAT-1 is the second Colombian-made satellite sent to orbit, and the first on behalf of the
Colombian Air Force.
Characteristics
FACSAT-1 is a
nanosatellite, capable of taking images with a resolution of 30 meters per pixel.
Manufacture
The contract to manufacture FACSAT-1 was awarded to GomSpace A/S in 2014.
Mission
FACSAT-1 was launched on November 29, 2018, at 04:15 UTC in the
PSLV-C43
The PSLV-C43 was the 45th mission of the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) program. It carried and deployed a total of 31 satellites, including the primary payload HySIS in sun-synchronous orbits. It was launched on 29 November 2018 by ...
rocket of the
Indian Space Agency
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman ...
(ISRO).
It decayed from orbit on 3 June 2023.
See also
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Libertad 1
Libertad 1 ( en, Freedom 1) is a single CubeSat built by the Space Program of the Sergio Arboleda University in Colombia. It is the first Colombian satellite sent to orbit. It was launched aboard a Dnepr rocket on April 17, 2007 from the Baiko ...
References
Earth imaging satellites
Satellites of Colombia
2018 in Colombia
2018 in spaceflight
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