GuaraníSat-1

GuaraníSat-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
COSPAR ID1998-067SH
SATCAT no.47931
Mission duration1 year, 3 months and 21 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
Launch mass1.3 kg (2.9 lb)
Dimensions10 × 10 × 10 cm
Start of mission
Launch date20 February 2021, 17:36:50 UTC
RocketAntares 230+
Launch siteWallops Island MARS, LP-0A
ContractorNorthrop Grumman
Deployed fromISS
Deployment date14 March 2021
End of mission
Decay date5 July 2022
Orbital parameters
RegimeLow Earth orbit

GuaraníSat-1 was the first Paraguayan satellite. The nanosatellite's development was part of a collaboration between the Paraguayan Space Agency and the fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Satellite (Birds-4) multi-national project initiated by the Kyushu Institute of Technology of Japan.