Nepal-PQ1 also known as SanoSat-1 is
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
's first
PocketQube
A PocketQube is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a size of 5 cm cubed (one eighth the volume of a CubeSat), has a mass of no more than 250 grams, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf components for ...
picosatellite
A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under . While all such satellites can be referred to as "small", different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass. Satellites ca ...
developed by ORION Space that was launched on January 13, 2022, from
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a partially reusable medium lift launch vehicle that can carry cargo and crew into Earth orbit, produced by American aerospace company SpaceX.
The rocket has two stages. The first (booster) stage carries the second stage and payl ...
. 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 5 cm cubed (one eighth the volume of a CubeSat), has a mass of no more than 250 grams, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf components for ...
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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