Mazaalai (satellite)
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 |
| 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 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 397.8 km |
| Apogee altitude | 403.7 km |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Period | 92.57 minutes |
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. 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.