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| Operator | Vilnius University, Innovative Engineering Projects, NPO |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067EN |
| SATCAT no. | 39569 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 5 months deployed, 6 months 19 days in space (planned mission: 6 months) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Innovative Engineering Projects, NPO |
| Dry mass | 1090 g. |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 January 2014, 18:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Antares 120 |
| Launch site | MARS LP-0A |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences |
| Deployed from | ISS |
| Deployment date | 28 February 2014 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 28 July 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
LituanicaSAT-1 was one of the first two Lithuanian satellites (other one being LitSat-1). It was launched along with the second Cygnus spacecraft and 28 Flock-1 CubeSats aboard an Antares 120 carrier rocket flying from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island to the International Space Station.[1] The launch was scheduled to occur in December 2013, but later was rescheduled to 9 January 2014 and occurred then. The satellite was broadcasting greetings of Lithuanian president, Mrs. Dalia Grybauskaitė. The satellite was deployed from the International Space Station via the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on 28 February 2014.[2][3] All LituanicaSAT-1 subsystems have been turned on, tested and proved to be working properly. The mission is considered a complete success by its team of engineers.[4][5] The mission ended upon the reentry and disintegration of the satellite on 28 July 2014.
- ^ Rainey, Kristine (22 July 2015). "It's a March of the CubeSats as Space Station Deployment Continues".
- ^ "NASA – NanoRacks-LituanicaSAT-1". nasa.gov.
- ^ "LituanicaSAT-1 CubeSat Update". 14 March 2014.
- ^ "LituanicaSat-1 – AMSAT-UK". amsat-uk.org.
- ^ "LituanicaSat transponder test was a full success". DK3WN SatBlog. 5 August 2023.