Mazaalai (satellite)

Mazaalai
Mazaalai among three other deploying CubeSat in Birds-1 mission, the top-most of the batch.
NamesBird MM
NUMSAT-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Earth observation
OperatorNational University of Mongolia
COSPAR ID1998-067MW Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42822
Mission duration24 months (planned)
22 months, 3 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerNational University of Mongolia
Launch mass1 kg
Dimensions10 x 10 x 10 cm
Powerwatts
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 date11 May 2019 [2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[3]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude397.8 km
Apogee altitude403.7 km
Inclination51.64°
Period92.57 minutes
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Mazaalai (Mongolian: Мазаалай; IPA: [madz͡aːɮai]) was a Mongolian nanosatellite CubeSat that was launched into space on 3 June 2017 as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission.

Released into space from the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer on the Kibō module of the International Space Station on 7 July 2017, Mazaalai was the first Mongolian satellite in space.[4] It had imaging capabilities and could transmit songs back to Earth, but its primary mission involved performing experiments including GPS location, air density measurement, and investigation of cosmic radiation. The mission ended when the satellite deorbited 11 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 MM". N2YO.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Bird MM - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Mongolia to send first satellite off to space on June 4". News Ghana. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.