UPSat
UPSat moments after deployment from the ISS | |
| Names | QB50 GR02 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Thermosphere research, part of the QB50 mission |
| Operator | Libre Space Foundation |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067LX |
| SATCAT no. | 42716 |
| Website | http://upsat.gr |
| Mission duration | 18 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | University of Patras, Libre Space Foundation |
| Launch mass | 2 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017, 15:11:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 (AV-070) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 25 August 2018 |
| Decay date | 13 November 2018 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002187 |
| Inclination | 51.6101° |
| Epoch | Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:54:40 GMT |
UPSat was the first satellite manufactured in Greece to be successfully launched into orbit, by the University of Patras and Libre Space Foundation (an earlier Greek-made communications satellite, HELMARS-SAT, although entirely constructed by 1999, was not launched due to budget limitations). It was part of the QB50 mission with ID GR-02. The UPSat mission was the first satellite launched into orbit made entirely of open-source software and open-source hardware.