BDSAT
| Operator | CEITEC |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | BDSAT: 2022-033U BDSAT-2: 2023-001CT |
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 2x 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Spacemanic |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | BDSAT: 1 April 2022 BDSAT-2: 3 january 2023 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | BDSAT: 8 March 2024 BDSAT-2: 14 February 2025 |
BDSAT and BDSAT-2 were two technology demonstration and amateur radio satellites developed by a Czech consortium of the CEITEC institute and the companies BD Sensors and Spacemanic. The goal of the two 1U CubeSat-type satellites was to test pressure sensor devices and supercapacitor energy storage as well as to communicate with the radio amateur community.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] BDSAT was launched in April 2022 on the Transporter-4 flight of Falcon 9[9] but stopped transmitting signals after several weeks due to a software problem[4][10] and burned up in the atmosphere in March 2024.[11] The replacement satellite BDSAT-2 was launched in January 2023 on Transporter-6[3][8] and operated successfully.[11][12] It ended its mission in destructive re-entry in February 2025.[13][14]
References
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- ^ "BDSat-2". Czech Space Portal. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ^ a b Jović, Daniela (2023-01-03). "BDSAT-2 launched aboard Space X's mission: Transporter 6 on Falcon 9 rocket". Spacemanic. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
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- ^ Kulu, Erik. "BDSAT". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ^ a b "BDSAT-1 defunct, BDSAT-2 is still working". Archived from the original on 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ^ s.r.o, Webguide. "Researchers from CEITEC process data from the BDSAT-2 nanosatellite. Its position and other data can now be tracked online". Central European Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ^ "KeepTrack". KeepTrack. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
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