Mazaalai (satellite)

Mazaalai

Mazaalai among three other deploying CubeSat in Birds-1 mission, the top-most of the batch.
Names	Bird MM NUMSAT-1
Mission type	Technology demonstration Earth observation
Operator	National University of Mongolia
COSPAR ID	1998-067MW
SATCAT no.	42822
Mission duration	24 months (planned) 22 months, 3 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	1U CubeSat
Manufacturer	National University of Mongolia
Launch mass	1 kg
Dimensions	10 x 10 x 10 cm
Power	watts
Start of mission
Launch date	3 June 2017, 21:07:38 UTC[1]
Rocket	Falcon 9 FT, CRS-11
Launch site	Kennedy, LC-39A
Contractor	SpaceX
Deployed from	Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer
Deployment date	7 July 2017, 08:51 UTC
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	11 May 2019 [2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit[3]
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	397.8 km
Apogee altitude	403.7 km
Inclination	51.64°
Period	92.57 minutes
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Mazaalai (Mongolian: Мазаалай; IPA: [madz͡aːɮai]) was a Mongolian nanosatellite CubeSat that was launched into space on 3 June 2017 as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission.

Released into space from the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer on the Kibō module of the International Space Station on 7 July 2017, Mazaalai was the first Mongolian satellite in space.^[4] It had imaging capabilities and could transmit songs back to Earth, but its primary mission involved performing experiments including GPS location, air density measurement, and investigation of cosmic radiation. The mission ended when the satellite deorbited 11 May 2019.