MIR-SAT1

NORAD ID: 48868

COSPAR ID: 1998-067SN

Country: flag of Mauritius Mauritius

Active: No

Details

Use: Educational

Purpose: Technology Demonstration

Operator: Mauritius Research Council (MRC)

Mass: 1 kg

Description: MIR-SAT1 was Mauritius' first satellite, a 1U CubeSat for technology demonstration and amateur radio communication.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Launch Information

Date: 1998/11/20 (UTC)

Country: flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Provider: Roscosmos

Vehicle: Zenit-2

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