SanoSat-1, the first picosatellite in Nepal, was built by students and engineers from the country. It is made in 1P PocketQube form.
Name of Satellite | SanoSat-1 |
Purpose | Communications |
Contractor | Orion Space |
Country of Contractor | Nepal |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 1 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 519 |
Date of Launch | 13.01.2022 |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2022-002AZ |
NORAD Number | 51031 |
SanoSat-1 is equipped with a radiation sensor that measures cosmic radiation. As Nepal is a newcomer to space technology, SANOSAT-1 seeks to attract students and engineers from the country to provide them with space education.