Jan 21, 18 / Aqu 21, 02 11:07 UTC

Asgardia[1]Satellite| How much did it cost? How long will it stay up? Can it be seen with the naked eye?  

Hello!

How much did this CubeSat cost to make and price to be put on the rocket?

Does anyone know how long the Satellite will stay up? Weeks? Months? Years?

Can I see this satellite with my naked eye or binoculars? Can I find it with a space object tracking website?

Thanks!

Jan 21, 18 / Aqu 21, 02 11:24 UTC

As far as I know, the Asgard-1 satellite will fly in orbit for at least 4.5 years. How much does the satellite Asgardiya-1 know only Igor Ashurbeyli, who launched the satellite using only his personal funds. As far as I know, such launches cost about $ 500,000 (including the cost of the satellite itself, the cost of launching, the cost of escorts, insurance). Also you can track Asgardia-1 at site https://data3.nsldata.com/asgardia/

Jan 21, 18 / Aqu 21, 02 11:41 UTC

Thank you very much Aleksandr! I think I read you could have a cheap CubeSat for as little as $10,000, but indeed if we wanted it to be up in orbit for more then a few weeks, it makes sense why it would cost much, much more than that! It's amazing how such a small object could cost so much!