ZACube-1
Mission type | Space weather |
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Operator | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
COSPAR ID | 2013-066B |
SATCAT no. | 39417 |
Website | www |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
Manufacturer | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
Launch mass | 1.2 kilograms (2.6 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 November 2013, 07:10:17 (2013-11-21UTC07:10:17Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Dnepr |
Launch site | Dombarovsky 370/13 |
Contractor | Kosmotras |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 596 kilometres (370 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 681 kilometres (423 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 97.75 degrees[2] |
Period | 97.36 minutes[2] |
Epoch | 24 January 2015, 03:15:51 UTC[2] |
ZACube-1 (TshepisoSat),[3] is a South African CubeSat that carries a high frequency beacon transmitter to be used for space weather research. It was launched 21 November 2013 on a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia. Tshepiso is the seSotho word for promise.
Objectives
ZACube-1 carried a high frequency beacon transmitter and a low-resolution CMOS camera in order to perform space weather research, support education and training, enable technology demonstration, and serve as a catalyst for the national nano-satellite programme.[4] The satellite was launched in a Dnepr from the Dombarovsky, which can be found at the following coordinates: 50°48′0″N 059°31′0″E / 50.80000°N 59.51667°E / 50.80000; 59.51667 (Dombarovsky (air base))[5]
See also
- SUNSAT, first South African satellite
- SumbandilaSat, second South African satellite
- List of CubeSats
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "ZACUBE Satellite details 2013-066B NORAD 39417". N2YO. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "ZACUBE-1 | French South African Institute of Technology". www.cput.ac.za. Archived from the original on 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "ZACUBE-1 (TshepisoSat)". nanosats.eu. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Russia's Dnepr launches South Africa's ZACUBE-1 into space". Times LIVE. Nov 21, 2013.
External links
- French South African Institute of Technology (Spacecraft operator)
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
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