| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | SSTL / University of Surrey |
| COSPAR ID | 2000-033C[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 26386 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | SSTL / University of Surrey |
| Launch mass | 6.5 kilograms (14 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 June 2000, 12:13:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 132/1 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 666 kilometres (414 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 682 kilometres (424 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1 deg |
| Period | 98.2 minutes |
SNAP-1 is a British nanosatellite in low Earth orbit.[2][3] The satellite was built at the Surrey Space Centre by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and members of the University of Surrey. It was launched on 28 June 2000 on board a Kosmos-3M rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.[4] It shared the launch with a Russian Nadezhda search and relay spacecraft and the Chinese Tsinghua-1 microsatellite.
- ^ NASA, "SPACEWARN Bulletin", Number 560, 1 July 2000
- ^ C Underwood, G Richardson, J Savignol, "In-orbit results from the SNAP-1 nanosatellite and its future potential", Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society, 2003
- ^ P Fortescue, J Stark, G Swinerd, "Spacecraft Systems Engineering", Third Edition, Wiley - Section 18.7, pages 597-599
- ^ "SSTL satellites launched on board Cosmos 3M booster", Flight International 4–10 July 2000, page 22