BRAC Onnesha

BRAC Onnesha was the first nanosatellite built in Bangladesh to be launched into space. The satellite was designed and built in conjunction with Kyushu Institute of Technology Birds-1 program, which has the goal of helping countries build their first satellite. It was designed and built over a two-year period.

BRAC Onnesha
BRAC Onnesha at the bottom of Birds-1 second deploying batch
NamesBird BB
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Earth observation
OperatorBRAC University
COSPAR ID1998-067MX
SATCAT no.42823
Mission duration24 months (planned)
21 months, 28 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
ManufacturerBRAC University
Launch mass1 kg
Dimensions10 x 10 x 10 cm
Powerwatts
Start of mission
Launch date3 June 2017, 21:07:38 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 FT, CRS-11
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
Deployed fromNanoracks CubeSat Deployer
Deployment date7 July 2017, 08:51 UTC
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date6 May 2019
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude395.5 km
Apogee altitude406.2 km
Inclination51.64°
Period92.57 minutes
Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite
 

The satellite had imaging capabilities and could transmit songs to Earth that were uploaded to its memory. It was launched on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station on 3 June 2017, after which it was released from the Kibō module. The satellite completed an orbit once every 92 minutes. The satellite deorbited on 6 May 2019.

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