AztechSat 1 []
Official name AZTECHSAT-1
Alternative name AztechSat 1
Cospar ID 1998-067RE
Norad ID 45261
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Mexico, USA
Type application Technology
Operator UPAEP, NASA Ames Research Center
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2021-12-10
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Contractors UPAEP
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

The AztechSat 1 is a 1U CubeSat technology demonstration developed by UPAEP that will use the low-Earth orbit satellite constellation Globalstar for satellite phone and low-speed data communications.

The satellite is being developed with support of NASA and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM).

It was selected in 2018 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program. It was launched on board of Dragon CRS-19 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 19 February 2020.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
AZTECHSAT-1 1998-067RE 1998-11-20 TTMTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Dragon CRS-19, HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, CryoCube 1, QARMAN, SORTIE, EdgeCube, MakerSat 1, ORCA 2, ORCA 8