BugSat 1

BugSat 1 (nickname Tita) is an Argentine microsatellite launched on 19 June 2014. The satellite is built in flattened box shape, optimized for piggy-back launch.^[3] All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body.^[1] The satellite is running the Debian operating system.^[4]

BugSat 1

Names	Tita
Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	Satellogic
COSPAR ID	2014-033E
SATCAT no.	40014
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Tita
Bus	BugSat
Manufacturer	Satellogic
Launch mass	25 kilograms (55 pounds)
Dimensions	27.5 by 50 by 50 centimeters (10.8 by 19.7 by 19.7 inches)
Start of mission
Launch date	19 June 2014 [1]
Rocket	Dnepr
Launch site	Dombarovsky Air Base, Yasny LC-370/13
Contractor	ISC Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[2]
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	570.0 kilometers (354.2 miles)
Apogee altitude	612.8 kilometers (380.8 miles)
Inclination	97.9 °
Period	96.4 minutes

Launch

BugSat 1 was launched from Dombarovsky Air Base, site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket. Although there has been no official release, amateur radio operators have succeeded in downloading status data from the satellite.^[1][5]

Mission

The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, mostly of Earth observation telescope. Also, after the end of the primary mission phase, the satellite will serve the amateur radio community by providing a digipeater service.^[1]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• 2014 in spaceflight