TigriSat
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TigriSat is a CubeSat built in 2014 by a team of Iraqi students at the La Sapienza University of Rome.[1][2] It uses an RGB camera to detect dust storms over Iraq, and transmits the data to ground stations in Baghdad and Rome. It is considered Iraq's first satellite.[3] It was launched from Orenburg on June 19, 2014 on a Dnepr launch vehicle.[1] It was deployed using a UniSat-6. As of July 2019, it remains operational.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Earth Observation |
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Operator | La Sapienza University of Rome · Iraq Ministry of Science and Technology |
COSPAR ID | 2014-033AK |
SATCAT no. | 40043 |
Website | tigrisat.com |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | CubeSat 3U |
Launch mass | 3.00 kg |
Power | Solar cells, batteries |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 19th 2014 19:11 UTC |
Rocket | Dnepr |
Launch site | OREN, Dombarovsky |
Contractor | Kosmotras |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth (SSO) |
Semi-major axis | 7025 km |
Perigee altitude | 612.9 km |
Apogee altitude | 696.3 km |
Inclination | 97.8° |
Period | 97.7 minutes |
Transponders | |
Band | VHF · UHF · S-band |
Frequency | 435.000 MHz |
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