NEE 02 Krysaor [EXA]
Official name NEE 02 KRYSAOR
Alternative name NEE-02 KRYSAOR
Cospar ID 2013-066AB
Norad ID 39441
Launch date 2013-11-21
Launch site OREN
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization Ecuador
Type application Technology
Operator EXA (Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana)
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.02
Inclination (deg) 97.86
Perigee (km) 569
Apogee (km) 663
Eccentricity 0.0762987012987013
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.8423005565863
Semi-Major axis (km) 6994.135
Raan (deg) 84.1344
Arg of perigee (deg) 259.2624
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors EXA (Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana)
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

The NEE 02 Krysaor 1U CubeSat is the second satellite of Ecuador.

It is similar to NEE 01 Pegaso but has a different arrangement of solar arrays.

The satellite conducts following tasks:

  • Technological demonstration/Education
  • Test of real time video transmission
  • Test of Thermal/Radiation shield
  • Test of multiphase solar array
  • Test of passive antenna deployment
  • Test of carbon nanotubes thermal control system

NEE 02 Krysaor was successfully launched into orbit on a multi-satellite launch on a Dnepr booster. It has successfully sent imagery of the coastal areas of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Additionally, the signal of the sister satellite NEE 01 Pegaso was received by the NEE 02 Krysaor.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
NEE 02 KRYSAOR 2013-066AB 2013-11-21 OREN Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, WNISAT 1, SkySat 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICUBE 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3