| Spacecraft | ET-SMART-RSS (EthSat6U, ET= Ethiopia/ ESSTI and SMART= Beijing Smart Satellite Technology and RSS=Remote Sensing Satellite, Zhixing-1A, Zhixing No. 1 A Star) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Mass in kg | 8.9 kg |
| Status | Reentry 2023-10-21. Was operational (Official post on Smart Satellite website on 2020-12-23 and photos from 2020-12-26) |
| Launched | 2020-12-22 |
| NORAD ID | 47300 |
| Deployer | Unknown |
| Launcher | Long March 8 (CZ-8) |
| Entity name | Ethiopian Space Science & Technology Institute (ESSTI) |
| Institution | Institute |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation (HQ) | Ethiopia |
| Nation (AIT) | China |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Smart Satellite |
| Operator | Smart Satellite |
| Partners | Smart Satellite |
| Costs | $1.5 million in total funded jointly by the Belt & Road Initiative and Sunny Group. |
| Oneliner |
Provide earth observation services to China and African countries. |
| Description |
Provide earth observation services to China and African countries, as well as strengthen collaboration between ESSTI and SMART who have set out to jointly do business in Africa. Team at ESSTI prepared the preliminary design of the satellite and then the critical design. Smart Satellite handled the manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing (MAIT) in close consultation with the ESSTI team. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country |
| Space photos | 
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| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
