MaSat-1
| Operator | Technical University of Budapest |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technological demonstration |
| Launch date | 13 February 2012[1] |
| Launch vehicle | Vega |
| Mission duration | 3 months |
| Orbits | low Earth Orbit |
| Homepage | cubesat.bme.hu |
| Mass | 1 kg |
MaSat-1 (from the words Magyar and Satellite, the first meaning Hungarian in Hungarian, pronounced "maszat", meaning "smudge") is the first indigenous Hungarian satellite, developed and built by students at the Technical University of Budapest. The 1U CubeSat-type satellite was launched into low Earth orbit on 13 February 2012. The satellite provides telemetric data as well as VGA resolution color images at the 70 cm amateur radio wavelength (437.345 MHz frequency) received at the tracking center at Budapest. The center was tested on 31 March 2009 with the help of Charles Simonyi on board the International Space Station. With the successful launch of MaSat-1, Hungary became the 47th nation to orbit a satellite.[2]
Trivia [edit]
Only weeks following its launch, after the first high quality images were available has it been revealed to the public that a camera was on board.
The satellite's antenna is made of a 16 centimeter long stretch of a metal measuring tape.[3]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "BME CubeSat". Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ http://majorosi.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/hungary-becomes-space-nation/ As of 25th November 2012 MaSat-1 remains in orbit.
- ^ "Na, melyik a legmenőbb CubeSat a házban?". Knights of Cydonia Region. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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