Irazú (Batsú-CS 1) [ITCR]
Official name IRAZU
Alternative name Batsú-CS-1
Cospar ID 1998-067NR
Norad ID 43468
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2
Country/Organization Costa Rica
Type application Technology, education
Operator CAAE, ITCR
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2020-03-04
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.1
Contractors CAAE, ITCR, GOMSpace
Equipment SOBC
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

Irazú, also known as Batsú-CS 1, is the first Costa-Rican satellite.

The 1 kg satellite is built to the 1U-CubeSat form factor. the structure is built in Costa Rica, based on the GOMSpace cubesat design. It is a cooperation of the Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (CAAE) and the Costa Rica Technology Institute (ITCR).

The payload is a Secondary Onboard Computer (SOBC) which acts as an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The objective of SOBC is to measure the angular velocity, and linear acceleration of the satellite, as well as the magnetic field surrounding the satellite by implementing integrated arrays of sensors which include: gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers. Also an aluminum plate is placed on one of the sides of the CubeSat and another one inside of the spacecraft for fundraising purposes.

The satellite was launched on board of Dragon CRS-14 in 2018 on a Falcon-9 v1.2 rocket to be delivered to the ISS, from where it will be deployed.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
IRAZU 1998-067NR 1998-11-20 TTMTR Falcon-9 v1.2 with Dragon CRS-14, MISSE-FF 1, ASIM, PFCS, RemoveDEBRIS, DebrisSat 1, DebrisSat 2, RemDeb Net, UBAKUSAT, 1KUNS-PF