Minisat
Class: Technology. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: INTA. Manufacturer: CASA.

The Minisat spacecraft were built for the Spanish space Agency by CASA. The first series were Minisat-0 technology satellites, to be followed by Minisat-1 observation satellites and Minisat-2 communications satellites. The Minisat-01 carried the EURD extreme ultraviolet spectrograph to study interstellar gas, the LEGRI gamma ray burst detector, and the CPLM microacceleration in liquids experiment.

Typical orbit: 561 km x 580 km at 151 degrees inclination. Mass: 209 kg (460 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL.

Minisat Chronology
  • 1997 April 21 - Minisat-01 - Launch Site: Gando. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL. Mass: 209 kg (460 lb). Perigee: 561 km (348 mi). Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Inclination: 151.00 deg. Period: 96.00 min.

    Minisat-01 carried the EURD extreme ultraviolet spectrograph to study interstellar gas, the LEGRI gamma ray burst detector, and the CPLM microacceleration in liquids experiment.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Essential internet newsletter recording worldwide weekly space events. Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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