AprizeSat
Manufacturer
SpaceQuest, Ltd.
Country of origin
United States
Operator
SpaceQuest, LatinSat, exactEarth , SpaceQuest
Applications
Identification and tracking for ships, containers and vehicles
Specifications
Bus
Aprize
Design life
10 years
Launch mass
13 kg (29 lb)
Dimensions
250 mm × 250 mm × 250 mm (9.8 in × 9.8 in × 9.8 in)
Volume
0.015 m3 (0.53 cu ft)
Power
7.7 W minimum
Equipment
Omnidirectional UHF radio
Regime
Low Earth orbit
Production
Status
Operational
Built
12
Launched
12
First launch
20 December 2002
Last launch
19 June 2014
AprizeSat is an American micro-satellite platform for low Earth orbit communications satellites. It is marketed as a low-cost solution, with a claimed cost of US$1.2 million per satellite for a 24-to-48-satellite constellation.[ 1] As of 2014 , twelve spacecraft based on the Aprize bus have been launched.[ 2]
Launch history
Satellite name
Launch date
Status
LatinSat 1
2002-12-20
Operational[citation needed ]
LatinSat 2
2002-12-20
Operational[citation needed ]
LatinSat C (AprizeSat 1)
2004-06-29
Operational[citation needed ]
LatinSat D (AprizeSat 2)
2004-06-29
Operational[citation needed ]
AprizeSat-3
2009-07-29
Operational[citation needed ]
AprizeSat-4
2009-07-29
Operational[citation needed ]
AprizeSat-5
2011-08-17
Operational
AprizeSat-6
2011-08-17
Operational
AprizeSat-7
2013-11-21
Operational
AprizeSat-8
2013-11-21
Operational
AprizeSat 9
2014-06-19
Operational
AprizeSat 10
2014-06-19
Operational
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