Mission type Technology Reference system Geocentric Period 1.6 hours Launch mass 6.5 kg Rocket Kosmos-3M | COSPAR ID 2000-033C Regime Low Earth Launch mass 6.5 kg Launch date 28 June 2000 Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome | |
Operator SSTL / University of Surrey Manufacturer SSTL / University of Surrey Similar TiungSAT‑1, Galaxy 10R, Superbird‑B2, INSAT‑3B, Progress M1‑3 | ||
SNAP-1 is a British nanosatellite orbiting in Low Earth Orbit. 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. It shared the launch with a Russian Nadezhda search and relay spacecraft and the Chinese Tsinghua-1 microsatellite.
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Mission
The objectives of the SNAP-1 mission were to:
During deployment, SNAP-1 successfully imaged the Nadezhda and Tsinghua-1 satellites that accompanied it on the launch. Once in orbit, SNAP-1 achieved three axis attitude control, then demonstrated its orbital maintenance capability using its butane cold gas propulsion system.
Architecture
The 6.5 kilograms (14 lb) SNAP-1 satellite contained the following modules: