The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has successfully sent the first Hungarian satellite, MASAT-1, into space onboard the new ESA (European Space Agency) Vega launcher.
The use of a development tool from Altium was instrumental in the progress of hardware and software for this project.
While the construction of the satellite is a pilot project that primarily serves educational purposes, the results of this technical experiment will facilitate the development of more sophisticated satellites in the future.
MASAT-1 has now reached orbit on board the premiere flight of the ESA Vega launcher and is transmitting data to Earth.
The satellite is equipped with a small camera from which it has been sending pictures of the Earth and outer space since the 8th March to the Hungarian ground control station. The launch of this complex project is said to have been a complete success.
A CATIA (Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application, Dassault Systemes) was also key to the development of the satellite.
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