| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | Technical University of Budapest |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-006E |
| SATCATno. | 38081 |
| Website | http://cubesat.bme.hu/?lang=en |
| Mission duration | 3 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1UCubeSat |
| Launch mass | 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2012, 10:00:00 (2012-02-13UTC10Z) UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Vega VV01 |
| Launch site | KourouELA-1 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 9 January 2015, 21:21:43 (2015-01-09UTC21:21:44Z)[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 302 kilometres (188 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,071 kilometres (665 mi) |
| Inclination | 69.47 degrees |
| Period | 98.35 minutes |
| Epoch | 9 November 2013, 01:42:56 UTC[3] |
MaSat-1 (from the wordsMagyar andSatellite, the first meaning "Hungarian" in Hungarian,maszat, pronounced IPA [ˈmɒsɒt], meaning "smudge") is the first indigenous Hungariansatellite, developed and built by students at theTechnical University of Budapest. The 1UCubeSat-type satellite was launched intolow Earth orbit on 13 February 2012. The satellite provided 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 atBudapest. The center was tested on 31 March 2009 with the help ofCharles Simonyi on board theInternational Space Station. With the successful launch of MaSat-1, Hungary became the 47th nation to orbit a satellite.[4] Between 9 and 10 January 2015, the satellite reentered into the atmosphere.[5]
Weeks following its launch, after the first high-quality images were available was it revealed to the public that a camera was on board.
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