| Spacecraft name | ZACUBE-1 (TshepisoSat) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Operational (Last SatNOGS report with data 2023-06-04 as of 2023-06-08) |
| Launched | 2013-11-21 |
| NORAD ID | 39417 |
| Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organisation | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | South Africa |
| Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
| Partners | Stellenbosch University, F'SATI (French South African Institute of Technology ) |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and demonstration of multiple payloads for Earth imaging and S-band transmitter. |
| Description |
Training of post-graduate students in Satellite Systems Engineering. Earth observation using a visible band matrix imager payload and an S-Band payload data transmitter (2.4 to 2.45 GHz). UHF Store & Forward system (70 cm amateur band). Experimental 115200 bps L-Band to S-band data transponder. HF beacon payload for characterization of Hermanus Magnetic Observatory’s Dual Auroral Radar Network antenna at SANAE base in Antarctica (14 MHz). Space-weather experiment to take measurements in the ionosphere. High frequency (HF) beacon transmitter that will be used to help characterize the Earth’s ionosphere and to calibrate SANSA's (South African National Space Agency) auroral radar installation at the SANAE base in Antarctica. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
