32787 - 2008-021E

COMPASS-1 is a 3.0 kg German nanosatellite built by the students at the University of Applied Science, Aachen. It will flight-test a miniaturized bus.

This is one of seven nanosatellites that were all launched by a PSLV-C9 rocket from Sriharikota at 03:54 UT on 2008 April 28. The orbital parameters of all seven were similar: period 97.2 min, apogee 634 km, perigee 616 km, and inclination 98 degrees.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2008-04-28
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-CA
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 3.0 kg