FUNcube-1 Satellite - Nanosats Database

Satellite	FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	1U
Status	Operational (Last SatNOGS report with telemetry from 2023-06-08 as of 2023-06-08)
Launched	2013-11-21
NORAD ID	39444
Deployer	ISIPOD [ISISpace]
Launcher	Dnepr
Entity name	AMSAT-UK
Institution	Non-profit
Entity type	Government (Civil / Military)
Country	UK
Launch brokerer	ISILaunch
Partners	Radio Communications Foundation
Oneliner	Educational and amateur radio mission linear transponder.
Description	Goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. 435 to 145 MHz Linear Transponder for SSB/CW operation. Carries a materials science experiment, from which the school students can receive telemetry data and which they can compare to the results they obtained from similar reference experiments in the classroom. This experiment resembles the Leslie's Cube experiment.
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Photo sources	[1] [2]
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