DIY 1 [GAUSS]
Official name DIY-1/ARDUIQUBE
Alternative name DIY-1
Cospar ID 2021-022AH
Norad ID 47963
Launch date 2021-03-22
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Soyuz-2-1a Fregat
Country/Organization Argentina
Type application Technology
Operator DIYsatellite Group
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2023-07-22
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 0.2
Height (m) 0.05
Width (m) 0.05
Depth (m) 0.05
Span (m^2) 0.05
Contractors DIYsatellite Group
Propulsion None
Configuration PocketQube (1P)
Power Solar cells, batteries

DIY 1 (ArduiQube) is privately developed Argentinean 1P PocketQube mission by the DIYsatellite Group to test a deorbiting mechanism and verify space qualification of the radio and solar cells. It is a small satellite with a few simple payloads.

The satellite transmits in amateur frequencies, but is not a repeater.

DIY 1 was launched in March 2021 and will be deployed from the UniSat 7 satellite.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DIY-1/ARDUIQUBE 2021-022AH 2021-03-22 TTMTR Soyuz-2-1a Fregat with CAS500 1, ELSA-d Servicer, ELSA-d Client, GRUS 1B, ..., 1E, Najm 1, DMSat 1, UniSat 7, BCCSAT 1, FEES, SMOG 1, STECCO, SAMSON 1, 2, 3, Kepler 6, 7, NanoSatC-Br 2, KMSL, CANYVAL-C 1, 2, BeeSat 5, ..., 8, Hiber 3, CubeSX-HSE, CubeSX-Sirius-HSE, Orbicraft-Zorkiy, WildTrackCube-SIMBA, GRBAlpha, 3B5GSAT, LacunaSat 2b, ChallengeOne, KSU-Cubesat