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Ecuadorian technology demonstration satellite

NEE-02 Krysaor
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Operator Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
COSPAR ID2013-066AB Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39441
Websitewww.exa.ec/krysaor/
Mission durationDesign: 1 year
Elapsed: 11 years, 1 month, 15 days
Orbits completed15,074
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerEcuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Launch mass1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Dimensions10×10 cm (3.9×3.9 in)
Power127 watts maximum
Start of mission
Launch date21 November 2013, 07:10 (2013-11-21UTC07:10) UTC
RocketDnepr
Launch siteDombarovsky 370/13
Entered service25 January 2014
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,024.99 km (4,365.13 mi)
Eccentricity0.0083597
Perigee altitude588.13 km (365.45 mi)
Apogee altitude705.58 km (438.43 mi)
Inclination97.6637 degrees
Period97.66 minutes
Mean motion14.74
Epoch10 September 2016, 08:01:29 UTC

NEE-02 Krysaor is an Ecuadorian technology demonstration satellite, and Ecuador's second satellite launched to space. Built by the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA), it is a single-unit CubeSat nanosatellite. Krysaor is a Pegasus-class spacecraft, a "twin" of Ecuador's first satellite, NEE-01 Pegaso. Like Pegaso, this spacecraft's instruments include a dual visible and infrared camera which allows the spacecraft to take pictures and transmit live video from space.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NEE 02 Krysaor - Orbit". Heavens Above. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Ecuador already has its second satellite in space, NEE-02 Krysaor". Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. Graham, William (21 November 2013). "Russian Dnepr conducts record breaking 32 satellite haul". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "NEE-02 Krysaor". Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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