AprizeSat
AprizeSat |
Manufacturer |
SpaceQuest, Ltd. |
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Country of origin |
United States |
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Operator |
SpaceQuest, LatinSat, ExactEarth, SpaceQuest |
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Applications |
Identification and tracking for ships, containers and vehicles |
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Specifications |
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Bus |
Aprize |
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Design life |
10 years |
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Launch mass |
13 kg (29 lb) |
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Dimensions |
250 × 250 × 250 mm (9.8 × 9.8 × 9.8 in) |
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Volume |
0.015 m3 (0.53 cu ft) |
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Power |
7.7 W minimum |
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Equipment |
Omnidirectional UHF radio |
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Regime |
Low Earth orbit |
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Production |
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Status |
Operational |
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Built |
12 |
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Launched |
12 |
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First launch |
20 December 2002 |
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Last launch |
19 June 2014 |
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AprizeSat is an American micro-satellite platform for low Earth orbit communications satellites. It is marketed as a low-cost solution, with a claimed cost of US$1.2 million per satellite for a 24-to-48-satellite constellation.[1] As of 2014, twelve spacecraft based on the Aprize bus have been launched.[2]
Launch history
Satellite name | Launch date | Status |
LatinSat 1 | 2002-12-20 | Operational |
LatinSat 2 | 2002-12-20 | Operational |
LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) | 2004-06-29 | Operational |
LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) | 2004-06-29 | Operational |
AprizeSat-3 | 2009-07-29 | Operational |
AprizeSat-4 | 2009-07-29 | Operational |
AprizeSat-5 | 2011-08-17 | Operational |
AprizeSat-6 | 2011-08-17 | Operational |
AprizeSat-7 | 2013-11-21 | Operational |
AprizeSat-8 | 2013-11-21 | Operational |
AprizeSat 9 | 2014-06-19 | Operational |
AprizeSat 10 | 2014-06-19 | Operational |
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