AprizeSat
American micro-satellite platform for low Earth orbit communications satellites
| Manufacturer | SpaceQuest, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Operator | SpaceQuest, LatinSat, exactEarth, SpaceQuest |
| Applications | Identification and tracking for ships, containers and vehicles |
| Specifications | |
| Bus | Aprize |
| Launch mass | 13 kg (29 lb) |
| Dimensions | 250 mm × 250 mm × 250 mm (9.8 in × 9.8 in × 9.8 in) |
| Volume | 0.015 m3 (0.53 cu ft) |
| Power | 7.7 W minimum |
| Equipment | Omnidirectional UHF radio |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Design life | 10 years |
| Production | |
| Status | Operational |
| Built | 12 |
| Launched | 12 |
| Maiden launch | 20 December 2002 |
| Last launch | 19 June 2014 |
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[update], twelve spacecraft based on the Aprize bus have been launched.[2]
Launch history
| Satellite name | Launch date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LatinSat 1 | 2002-12-20 | Operational[citation needed] |
| LatinSat 2 | 2002-12-20 | Operational[citation needed] |
| LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1) | 2004-06-29 | Operational[citation needed] |
| LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2) | 2004-06-29 | Operational[citation needed] |
| AprizeSat-3 | 2009-07-29 | Operational[citation needed] |
| AprizeSat-4 | 2009-07-29 | Operational[citation needed] |
| 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 |
References
External links
- SpaceQuest Microsatellite Bus at SpaceQuest.com
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- GSAT-14
- Thaicom 6
- CRS Orb-1 (Flock-1 × 28, ArduSat-2, Lituanica SAT-1, LitSat-1, SkyCube, UAPSat-1)
- TDRS-L
- Progress M-22M
- ABS-2, Athena-Fidus
- Türksat 4A
- USA-248
- GPM Core, Ginrei, KSAT-2, INVADER, OPUSAT, STARS-II, TeikyoSat-3, ITF-1
- Kosmos 2495
- Ekspress AM4R
- USA-251
- USA-252
- Kosmos 2496, Kosmos 2497, Kosmos 2498, Kosmos 2499
- ALOS-2, Raijin-2, UNIFORM-1, SOCRATES, SPROUT
- Eutelsat 3B
- Soyuz TMA-13M
- Kosmos 2500 / GLONASS-M 755
- AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, BRITE-Montreal, BRITE-Toronto, BugSat 1, Deimos-2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, KazEOSat 2, Perseus-M1, Perseus-M2, SaudiSat-4, TabletSat-Aurora, UniSat-6 (Lemur-1, Tigrisat), Flock-1c × 11
- SPOT 7, CanX-4, CanX-5
- OCO-2
- Gonets-M × 3
- Meteor-M No.2
- O3b × 4
- CRS Orb-2 (Flock-1b × 28, TechEdSat-4)
- Orbcomm-OG2 × 6
- Foton-M No.4
- Progress M-24M
- USA-253 / GSSAP 1, USA-254 / GSSAP 2, USA-255 / ANGELS
- Georges Lemaître ATV
- USA-256
- AsiaSat 8
- Yaogan 20 A, B, C
- WorldView-3
- Gaofen 2, Heweliusz
- Galileo FOC-1, Galileo FOC-2
- Chuangxin 1-04, Lingqiao
- AsiaSat 6
- Yaogan 21, Tiantuo 2
- MEASAT 3b, Optus 10
- USA-257
- SpaceX CRS-4
- Soyuz TMA-14M
- Olimp-K
- Shijian XI-07
- Himawari 8
- IRNSS-1C
- ARSAT-1, Intelsat 30
- Yaogan 22
- Ekspress AM6
- Chang'e 5-T1, 4M
- Shijian 11-08
- Cygnus CRS Orb-3† (Arkyd-3†, Flock-1d × 26†)
- Progress M-25M
- USA-258 / GPS IIF 8
- Meridian 7
- Sasuke, Hodoyoshi 1, Kinshachi 1, Tsukushi, TSUBAME
- Yaogan 23
- Yaogan 24
- Kuaizhou 2
- Soyuz TMA-15M
- Kosmos 2501
- Hayabusa2, PROCYON, Shinen 2, DESPATCH
- Orion EFT-1
- DirecTV-14, GSAT-16
- CBERS-4
- Yaogan 25 A, B, C
- USA-259
- Yamal-401
- O3b × 4 (FM9 to FM12)
- Kondor-E No.2
- IPM
- Kosmos 2502
- Resurs-P No.2
- Yaogan 26
- Astra 2G
- Fengyun 2-08
Launches are separated by dots ( • ), payloads by commas ( , ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller.
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
Crewed flights are underlined. Launch failures are marked with the † sign. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in parentheses).
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