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NAPA 1

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2020-061BALaunched 9/3/2020
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
SSMS
Launch Vehicle
Vega
Launch Date
9/3/2020
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
533 km
Inclination
97.52 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
Manufacturer
Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE)
Registry
COSPAR ID
2020-061BA
Track
Mentions
13
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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RTAF satellite operators received on-the-job training in the COVID-19 quarantined area of the RTAF Space Operations Center in Thailand to operate Napa-1.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Feb 2, 2021ISISPACE and Royal Thai Air Force complete Napa-1 handover

The launch of Napa-1 was postponed to 2020-09-03 following a launch failure of an earlier flight and the COVID-19 pandemic.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Feb 2, 2021ISISPACE and Royal Thai Air Force complete Napa-1 handover

ISISPACE and the Royal Thai Air Force completed the handover of the Napa-1 satellite to the RTAF Space Operations Center.

RelationshipsValue 4.3Feb 2, 2021ISISPACE and Royal Thai Air Force complete Napa-1 handover

ISISPACE remains under contract to provide maintenance to the RTAF ground station in Thailand and to provide support to Napa-1 satellite operations as required.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Feb 2, 2021ISISPACE and Royal Thai Air Force complete Napa-1 handover

ISISPACE designed and built three CubeSats launched on Vega VV16: SIMBA, DIDO-3, and NAPA-1.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 3, 2020Successful ISILAUNCH26 campaign on Vega VV16 flight

ISISPACE built three CubeSats on the VV16 launch: SIMBA, DIDO-3, and NAPA-1.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 3, 2020Successful ISILAUNCH26 campaign on Vega VV16 flight

ISISPACE designed, built, and tested NAPA-1’s satellite platform and ground segment and will deliver the satellite in orbit to the Royal Thai Air Force after commissioning.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Sep 3, 2020Successful ISILAUNCH26 campaign on Vega VV16 flight

ISISPACE designed, built, and tested NAPA-1’s satellite platform and ground segment and will deliver the satellite in orbit to the Royal Thai Air Force after commissioning.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Sep 3, 2020Successful ISILAUNCH26 campaign on Vega VV16 flight

ISISPACE designed, built, and tested the NAPA-1 satellite platform and ground segment and will deliver the satellite in orbit to the Royal Thai Air Force after commissioning.

CapabilityRelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Aug 21, 2020SIMBA, DIDO-3, NAPA-1, three CubeSats built by ISISPACE to launch on Vega VV16

ISISPACE designed, built, and integrated three CubeSats on the VV16 manifest: SIMBA, DIDO-3, and NAPA-1.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 21, 2020SIMBA, DIDO-3, NAPA-1, three CubeSats built by ISISPACE to launch on Vega VV16

NAPA-1 is planned to be launched to an orbit of around 530 km to begin an Earth observation mission.

PlanValue 3.5Feb 12, 2020Packing completed: NAPA-1 satellite is ready for launch

Under a direct contract with the Royal Thai Air Force, ISISPACE designed, built, and tested the NAPA-1 satellite platform and ground segment.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Feb 12, 2020Packing completed: NAPA-1 satellite is ready for launch

ISISPACE will deliver the NAPA-1 satellite in orbit to the Royal Thai Air Force after commissioning.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 12, 2020Packing completed: NAPA-1 satellite is ready for launch