39441 - NEE-02 KRYSAOR

The NEE 02 Krysaor 1U CubeSat is Ecuador's second satellite. It is similar to NEE-01 Pegaso but has a different arrangement of solar arrays. The satellite was completed in June 2012 by the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA). NEE-02 was launched into a 98.7 degree inclination, heliosynchronous orbit, 720km perigee and 890km apogee on November 21, 2013.

Its mission is the same as PEGASUS, serving education and also acting as orbital sentinels watching for possible threats from small NEOs in last phase of atmospheric entry and helping to catalog orbital debris. Also it has the latest advances in active deployment of its solar arrays, high speed digital transmission and a higher resolution video camera.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2013-11-21
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia
Mass: 1.0 kg