RazakSAT

RazakSAT
	RazakSAT
Operator	Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB)
COSPAR ID	2009-037A
SATCAT no.	35578
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	Instruments: 50 kilograms (110 lb); Total: 180 kilograms (400 lb)
Power	300 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	14 July 2009, 03:35 UTC
Rocket	Falcon 1
Launch site	Omelek
Contractor	SpaceX
End of mission
Last contact	December 2010
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	667 kilometers (414 mi)
Apogee altitude	691 kilometers (429 mi)
Inclination	8.910 degrees
Period	98.20 minutes
Epoch	25 January 2015, 03:33:28 UTC
Main camera
Name	Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC)

RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera. It was launched into low Earth orbit on 14 July 2009. It was placed in a near-equatorial orbit that presents many imaging opportunities for the equatorial region. It weighs over three times as much as TiungSAT-1 and carries a high-resolution Earth observation camera. Developed in conjunction with the Satrec Initiative, the satellite's low inclination (9 degrees) brought it over Malaysia a dozen or more times per day. This was intended to provide greatly increased coverage of Malaysia compared to most other Earth observation satellites.^[2] An audit report released in October 2011 revealed that the satellite had failed after one year of operation.^[3]

RazakSAT was the only operational satellite to be put into orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 1.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "RAZAKSAT Satellite details 2009-037A NORAD 35578". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ "Falcon 1 Flight 5". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.
^ "RM142m RazakSAT faulty after just one year, says federal auditor - The Malaysian Insider". themalaysianinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-09-13.

[n2yo-1] "RAZAKSAT Satellite details 2009-037A NORAD 35578". N2YO. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

[FALCON_1_FLIGHT_5-2] "Falcon 1 Flight 5". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04.

[themalaysianinsider-3] "RM142m RazakSAT faulty after just one year, says federal auditor - The Malaysian Insider". themalaysianinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-09-13.

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