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ZACube 1

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Mission type
  
Space weather

SATCAT no.
  
39417

Spacecraft type
  
1U CubeSat

Inclination
  
97.75°

Rocket
  
Dnepr

COSPAR ID
  
2013-066B

Website
  
www.cput.ac.za/fsati

Launch date
  
21 November 2013

Inclination
  
97.75°

Launch site
  
Dombarovsky


Operator
  
Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Manufacturer
  
Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Similar
  
Delfi‑n3Xt, DubaiSat‑2, AAUSAT3, Bell, Alexander

Zacube 1 28 november 2013


ZACube-1 (TshepisoSat), is a South African CubeSat that carries a high frequency beacon transmitter to be used for space weather research. launched 21 November 2013 on a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia. Tshepiso is the seSotho word for promise.

Contents

Discussion launching zacube 1 sa s cubesat


Mission objectives

  • Space weather research
  • Education and training
  • Technology demonstration
  • Catalyst for national nano-satellite programme
  • Payloads

  • High frequency beacon transmitter
  • Low-resolution CMOS camera
  • Launch site

    The launch site at the Dombarovsky, and can be found at the following coordinates:

  • 50°48′0″N 059°31′0″E
  • References

    ZACube-1 Wikipedia


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