GhanaSat-1

GhanaSat-1
GhanaSat-1 in the middle of three other deploying CubeSat in Birds-1 mission
NamesBird GG
ANUSAT-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Earth observation
OperatorAll Nations University
COSPAR ID1998-067MV Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42821
Mission duration24 months (planned)
22 months, 14 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerAll Nations University
Launch mass1 kg
Dimensions10 x 10 x 10 cm
Start of mission
Launch date3 June 2017, 21:07:38 UTC[1]
RocketFalcon 9 FT, CRS-11
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Deployed fromNanoracks CubeSat Deployer
Deployment date7 July 2017, 08:51 UTC
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date22 May 2019 [2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude397.8 km
Apogee altitude403.6 km
Inclination51.64°
Period92.57 minutes
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GhanaSat-1 was the first Ghanaian nanosatellite to be launched into space.[4] It was designed and built in two years in conjunction with the Kyushu Institute of Technology Birds-1 program, which has the goal of helping countries build their first satellite.

The satellite took images, collected atmospheric data, measured space radiation, and transmitted uploaded audio. GhanaSat-1 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Falcon 9 rocket. It was released into space from the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer on the ISS on 7 July 2017 and was used to monitor environmental activities along Ghana's coastline. The satellite deorbited on 22 May 2019.

  1. ^ Clark, Stephen (3 June 2017). "Reused Dragon cargo capsule launched on journey to space station". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "BIRD GG". N2YO.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Bird GG - Orbit". Heavens Above. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Ghana launches its first satellite into space". BBC News. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.