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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2023-155JLaunched 10/9/2023

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: THEOS-2/TRITON
Launch Vehicle: Vega
Launch Date: 10/9/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 567.5 km
Inclination: 97.67 deg
Dry Mass: 10 kg
Total Mass: 10 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: OQ Technology
Manufacturer: Kongsberg NanoAvionics

Constellation

Name: OQ Technology TIGER
Active Satellites: 3

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2023-155J
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1202

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

OQ Technology’s MACSAT and TIGER mission series provided the technical baseline for BEAMSAT-5G.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Apr 16, 2026OQ Technology Awarded ESA Contract to Adapt 5G Beamforming for Space

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OQ Technology launched the MACSAT satellite on a Vega rocket from Kourou one month prior to the TIGER-5 and TIGER-6 launch.

OQ Technology launched the TIGER satellites one month after launching the company’s MACSAT satellite on a Vega rocket from Kourou.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 12, 2023OQ Technology’s noteworthy two satellite launch by SpaceX

A ground station in Lithuania acquired MACSAT’s signal at 07:24 PM UTC.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.5Oct 16, 2023OQ Technology Confirms the Successful Launch and Deployment of MACSAT Satellite

Arianespace launched MACSAT from French Guiana on 2023-10-08.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Oct 16, 2023OQ Technology Confirms the Successful Launch and Deployment of MACSAT Satellite

MACSAT was launched from French Guiana on Sunday, 2023-10-08.

PlanGeneralValue 3.2Oct 13, 2023OQ Technology confirms the recent + successful launch of MACSAT smallsat

The MACSAT mission is managed by the European Space Agency and funded by the Luxembourg Government.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Sep 21, 2023OQ Technology Announces Upcoming MACSAT Launch Aboard Arianespace’s Vega Rocket

The MACSAT mission will test advanced 0.005 kg IoT algorithms and endorse commercial LEO 0.005 kg NB-IoT chips.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 21, 2023OQ Technology Announces Upcoming MACSAT Launch Aboard Arianespace’s Vega Rocket

MACSAT carries a 0.005 kg IoT payload designed to deliver universal communication services and expand OQ Technology’s satellite coverage.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Sep 21, 2023OQ Technology Announces Upcoming MACSAT Launch Aboard Arianespace’s Vega Rocket

OQ Technology will launch the MACSAT satellite on 4 October 2023 on Arianespace’s Vega rocket as mission VV23.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 21, 2023OQ Technology Announces Upcoming MACSAT Launch Aboard Arianespace’s Vega Rocket

The seven satellites to be added to OQ Technology’s constellation are the previously announced MACSAT and PHI-Demo and five additional 6U nanosatellites named Tiger-4 through Tiger-8, which OQ Technology has already ordered.

PlanGrowthRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023OQ Technology Set to Become World’s Largest 5G NB-IoT LEO Satellite Operator

Kongsberg NanoAvionics will build Tiger-4, Tiger-7, and Tiger-8 and previously built Tiger-2, Tiger-3, and MACSAT.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023OQ Technology Set to Become World’s Largest 5G NB-IoT LEO Satellite Operator

The seven satellites to be added to OQ Technology’s constellation are the previously announced MACSAT and PHI-Demo and five additional 6U nanosatellites named Tiger-4 to Tiger-8.

PlanGrowthGeneralValue 4.0Mar 13, 2023OQ Technology to become world’s largest 5G NB-IoT LEO satellite operator

Kongsberg NanoAvionics will build Tiger-4, Tiger-7, and Tiger-8 and previously built Tiger-2, Tiger-3, and MACSAT.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Mar 13, 2023OQ Technology to become world’s largest 5G NB-IoT LEO satellite operator

OQ Technology planned March 2023 as the launch date for the MACSAT mission.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 6, 2022OQ Technology’s MACSAT 5G IoT mission launch date revealed

MACSAT will test advanced 0.005 kg IoT algorithms and work to qualify existing 0.005 kg NB-IoT chips for commercial via-satellite deployment.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 6, 2022OQ Technology’s MACSAT 5G IoT mission launch date revealed

OQ Technology completed a 13,000,000 EUR Series A funding round prior to planning the MACSAT launch.

FinancialPlanValue 4.0Dec 6, 2022OQ Technology’s MACSAT 5G IoT mission launch date revealed

OQ Technology plans to launch the LSA- and ESA-supported MACSAT mission in March 2023.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 2, 2022OQ Technology to Launch MACSAT Mission on March 2023 Enabling 5G IoT-via-Satellite Services

The MACSAT mission will test advanced 0.005 kg IoT algorithms and qualify existing 0.005 kg NB-IoT chips for commercial via-satellite deployment.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.6Dec 2, 2022OQ Technology to Launch MACSAT Mission on March 2023 Enabling 5G IoT-via-Satellite Services

MACSAT is an ESA-supported smallsat mission led by OQ Technology that is dedicated to 0.005 kg IoT in low Earth orbit.

GeneralCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 5, 2021OQ Technology’s First Commercial 5G, IoT Satellite Now Occupies Its Orbital Slot