RWANSAT-1

NORAD ID: 44790

COSPAR ID: 1998-067QV

Country: flag of Rwanda Rwanda

Active: No

Details

Use: Educational

Purpose: Technology Demonstration

Operator: Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)

Mass: 3 kg

Description: RWANSAT-1 was Rwanda's first satellite, a 3U CubeSat for technology demonstration and educational purposes.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Launch Information

Date: 1998/11/20 (UTC)

Country: flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome

Provider: Roscosmos

Vehicle: Zenit-2

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