Satellites

Payload

ZACUBE-1 (TSHEPISOSAT)

OperationalPayloadLEO

ZACUBE-1 (TSHEPISOSAT) is a French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology payload satellite, launched on November 21, 2013 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 21, 2013 at 07:10 AM UTC
Launch site
DLS
Launched by
Dnepr 1
Operator
ISC Kosmotras

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
591 km
Periapsis
535 km
Inclination
97.81°
Orbital period
95.93 min

Spacecraft

Operator
French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Manufacturer
French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Users
Civil
Launch mass
1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-066B
NORAD catalog №
39417
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
South AfricaSouth Africa
Radar cross-section
0.069 m²
Status
Operational