| Mission type | Technology Educational outreach |
|---|---|
| Operator | ASI Sapienza |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-044A |
| SATCATno. | 37788 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Sapienza |
| Launch mass | 10 kilograms (22 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 2011, 07:12:20 (2011-08-17UTC07:12:20Z) UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky370/13 |
| Contractor | Kosmtras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 644 kilometres (400 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 699 kilometres (434 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.20 degrees |
| Period | 98.04 minutes |
| Epoch | 22 November 2013, 05:10:16 UTC[3] |
EduSAT is an Italianmicrosatellite which was launched in August 2011. The satellite was built and is operated by theSapienza University of Rome in conjunction with theItalian Space Agency ASI, and is primarily used for educational outreach and technology demonstration.[4][5]
EduSAT is a 10-kilogram (22 lb) satellite,[1] measuring 31.5 by 31.5 by 26.0 centimetres (12.4 in × 12.4 in × 10.2 in).[4] The spacecraft is powered by surface-mounted solar cells. It carries an experimental analogueSun sensor, amagnetometer and a temperature sensor. The satellite also tested a prototypePocketQube deployer and a passive deorbit mechanism. As of September 2013 it remained operational.[1]
EduSAT was launched aboard aDnepr carrier rocket fromSite 370/13 at theDombarovsky launch site in Russia. The launch was conducted byKosmotras with liftoff occurring at 07:12:20 on 17 August 2011. The rocket carried six other satellites, with an additional payload bolted to the upper stage.[6] The satellite was placed into aSun-synchronouslow Earth orbit. As of 22 November 2013 it was in an orbit with aperigee of 644 kilometres (400 mi), an apogee of 699 kilometres (434 mi), 98.20 degrees inclination and a period of 98.04 minutes.[3]
