Status
Success
Megsat 1 & Others
Tue Sep 26, 2000 10:05 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Megsat 1
MegSat (Meggiorin Satellite) is part of Meggiorin Group, a group of 13 companies that is a leader in the field of radio telecommunications and mobile phone products.
MegSat is specialized in designing and developing complete solutions for data transmission applicable to different sectors - from energy distribution companies to major industrial and oil sectors, from the environmental and infrastructure sector to that of transport.
With its 30 years of experience in the field of telecommunications, the company has developed highly specialized know-how, so that today MegSat is capable of providing its customers with the best technical and management solutions.
UniSat 1
UniSat (University Satellite) are a series of small satellites developed at the Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale by the Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell'Università degli Studi "La Sapienza University of Rome" to perform technology experiments and to check the use of non space rated equipment in space.
The UNISAT program has been the first university program in Italy intended for promoting the use of commercial technologies in the aerospace field, performing in-orbit tests of up-to-date technologies, with short development times and with a remarkable cost reduction.
Saudisat 1a & 1b
Saudisat-1a and Saudisat-1b are the first Saudi Arabian micro satellites. They are designed and built by the Space Research Institute at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
They are both low Earth orbiting Satellites designed to provide store-and-forward communications and carry several space experiments. They carry amateur radio communications payload.The satellites are currently operating some experments. When opened to the public, the amateur payload will operating in mode-J.
TiungSat 1
TiungSAT-1 or MySat (Malaysian Satellite) is the first microsatellite for the Astronautic Technology (M) SDN. BHD. Company (ATSB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was built by SSTL, at the Surrey Space Centre under a UKP 8.4m contract (1997), within a Know- How Technology Transfer Programme between the UK and Malaysia, including the installation of a satellite control centre in Malaysia. Communications.