Official name NEPT-1
Alternative name Neptuno
Cospar ID 2021-059CR
Norad ID 48966
Launch date 2021-06-30
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Spain
Type application Technology, maritime surveilance
Operator Elecnor Deimos
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 92.44
Inclination (deg) 97.62
Perigee (km) 390
Apogee (km) 398
Eccentricity 0.0101522842639594
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.5776720034617
Semi-Major axis (km) 6772.135
Raan (deg) 284.2022
Arg of perigee (deg) 184.9508
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 4
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.5
Contractors Elecnor Deimos
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

Neptuno is the prototype satellite for a LEO cubesat constellation dedicated to maritime surveillance.

The satellite has an automatic real-time monitoring system for alert detection of potentially criminal behaviour patterns, assigning dangerous profiles. The satellite was developed by Elecnor Deimos, together with DHV technology and AEROUM, with the support of several national security institutions of the Spanish Government.

The 3U CubeSat was built using innovative technologies such as 3D printing, AI, intelligent sensing and new materials, in Deimos facilities in Puertollano, Spain. The project has been co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The satellite will be launched via the ION-SCV 003 deployer on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) in June 2021.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NEPT-1 2021-059CR 2021-06-30 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, ÑuSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, Capella 5, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS 01, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Centauri 4, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEENZ 7, ..., 10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Aurora, Arthur 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, Tiger 2, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, W-Cube, Ghalib, QMR-KWT