BDSAT-2 is a Czech 1U-CubeSat satellite, with an experimental payload subsystem designed to test and evaluate pressure sensor devices for potential use in an open space environment.
Name of Satellite | BDSAT-2 |
Purpose | Communications |
Contractor | Central European Institute of Technology/ |
Country of Contractor | Czech Republic |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 2 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 515 |
Date of Launch | 03.01.2023 |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2023-001CT |
NORAD Number | 55098 |
BDSAT-2 Communications Satellite is committed to supporting the amateur radio community through a range of amateur radio services and activities. We also have a secondary goal of validating prototype pressure measurement equipment and testing the performance of this technology in an open space environment.