NEE-02 Krysaor

Ecuadorian technology demonstration satellite

NEE-02 *Krysaor*
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
COSPAR ID	2013-066AB
SATCAT no.	39441
Website	www.exa.ec/krysaor/
Mission duration	Design: 1 year Elapsed: 10 years, 5 months, 5 days
Orbits completed	15,074^[1]


Spacecraft type	1U CubeSat
Manufacturer	Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Launch mass	1.2 kg (2.6 lb)
Dimensions	10×10 cm (3.9×3.9 in)^[2]
Power	127 watts maximum


Start of mission
Launch date	21 November 2013, 07:10 (2013-11-21UTC07:10) UTC
Rocket	Dnepr
Launch site	Dombarovsky 370/13
Entered service	25 January 2014


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Semi-major axis	7,024.99 km (4,365.13 mi)^[1]
Eccentricity	0.0083597^[1]
Perigee altitude	588.13 km (365.45 mi)^[1]
Apogee altitude	705.58 km (438.43 mi)^[1]
Inclination	97.6637 degrees^[1]
Period	97.66 minutes^[1]
Mean motion	14.74^[1]
Epoch	10 September 2016, 08:01:29 UTC^[1]

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.^[3] Krysaor is a Pegasus-class spacecraft, a "twin" of Ecuador's first satellite, NEE-01 Pegaso.^[4] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NEE 02 Krysaor - Orbit". Heavens Above. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ "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.
^ Graham, William (21 November 2013). "Russian Dnepr conducts record breaking 32 satellite haul". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "NEE-02 Krysaor". Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

External links

(in Spanish) Krysaor official website
(in English) Krysaor official website

Ecuadorian space program

Institutions

Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency

Satellites

NEE-01 Pegaso
NEE-02 Krysaor

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