Megsat 1 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:05:01

Tuesday September 26, 2000

Mission Details

Megsat 1

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

56 kilograms

UniSat 1

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

12 kilograms

Saudisat 1a & 1b

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

20 kilograms

TiungSat 1

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

54 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Dnepr

Active 1999 to 2015

Yuzhnoye logo

Manufacturer

Yuzhnoye

Price

$29.00 million

Rocket

Height: 34.3m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,500 kg

GTO: 500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,166 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 7.45m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Site 109/95

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

58 days 19 hours

Stats

Dnepr


2nd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2000

2000


59th

Orbital launch attempt