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MACSAT

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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
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
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
Track
Mentions
28
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As part of the MACSAT program, OQ TECHNOLOGY relocated to a new facility in Leudelange and began equipping its offices with essential equipment for satellite operations.

GrowthPlanValue 3.0Jun 7, 2021OQ Technology 5G Over Satellite Contract Rec’d From ESA + OQ Awards LEO Satellite Control Center Contract To Leaf Space
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Tiger-2 continues the collaboration between NanoAvionics and OQ Technology following MACSAT, which is the world’s first agile smallsat mission dedicated to 0.005 kg IoT in low Earth orbit led by OQ Technology and supplied by NanoAvionics.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 10, 2021NanoAvionics TIGER-2 Satellite To Join OQ Technology’s Growing 5G / IoT Constellation

OQ Technology announced on 2021-04-06 that Lithuania-based NanoAvionics is building a satellite called MACSAT based on a 6U cubesat bus equipped with S-band transceivers.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 22, 2021OQ Technology secures launches for propriety satellites as connected device market ramps up

OQ Technology selected NanoAvionics to build the company’s MACSAT satellite mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 7, 2021OQ Technology Selects NanoAvionics To Build The MACSAT Smallsat

The MACSAT mission is planned for launch in 2021/2022.

PlanValue 3.5Apr 7, 2021OQ Technology Selects NanoAvionics To Build The MACSAT Smallsat

NanoAvionics will build and test a 6U smallsat platform to host the MACSAT communication payload.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Apr 7, 2021OQ Technology Selects NanoAvionics To Build The MACSAT Smallsat

The MACSAT mission is planned for launch in 2021/2022.

PlanValue 3.6Mar 1, 2021OQ Technology To Manage + Operate The MACSAT Mission For ESA

OQ Technology signed a €2 million contract with the European Space Agency as part of the Luxembourg National Space program LuxIMPULSE for the on-orbit pathfinder mission MACSAT.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Mar 1, 2021OQ Technology To Manage + Operate The MACSAT Mission For ESA