 BRAC Onnesha at the bottom of Birds-1 second deploying batch | |
| Names | Bird BB |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration Earth observation |
| Operator | BRAC University |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067MX |
| SATCAT no. | 42823 |
| Mission duration | 24 months (planned) 21 months, 28 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | BRAC University |
| Launch mass | 1 kg |
| Dimensions | 10 x 10 x 10 cm |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 June 2017, 21:07:38 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 FT, CRS-11 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Deployed from | Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer |
| Deployment date | 7 July 2017, 08:51 UTC |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 6 May 2019 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 395.5 km |
| Apogee altitude | 406.2 km |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Period | 92.57 minutes |
BRAC Onnesha was the first nanosatellite built in Bangladesh to be launched into space. The satellite was designed and built in conjunction with Kyushu Institute of Technology Birds-1 program, which has the goal of helping countries build their first satellite. It was designed and built over a two-year period.
The satellite had imaging capabilities and could transmit songs to Earth that were uploaded to its memory. It was launched on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station on 3 June 2017, after which it was released from the Kibō module. The satellite completed an orbit once every 92 minutes. The satellite deorbited on 6 May 2019.
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- ^ "Bird BB - Orbit". Heavens Above. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.