Device has components manufactured in Portugal and was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) this Thursday. Technologies of the two Portuguese organizations have similar missions.
Alphasat satellite was successfully launched on Thursday from Kourou base coupled to the Ariane 5 rocket in French Guiana, were about 20h00 in Portugal.
Aboard the device takes technology made in Portugal.
Aveiro University developed a board with gallium nitride transistors. The purpose of the ESA is to verify that over time these same transistors suffer power variations.
Failure to do so in the future may be used to replace parts that take up more space and require more energy for their operation. Result? Costs decrease, then the price of telecommunications can also be significantly lower.
Whoalso present in Alphasat is Efacec. The Portuguese giant intends to test in space solar exposure to various electronic components.
Alphasat satellite was developed by Astrium, a subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, and the entire project involved an investment of about three million.
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