ZACUBE-1

NORAD ID: 39417

COSPAR ID: 2013-066B

Country: South Africa

Active: Yes

Details

Use: Educational

Purpose: Space Weather

Operator: Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Mass: 1 kg

Description: ZACUBE-1, South Africa's first CubeSat developed by CPUT students, was launched in 2013 to study the ionosphere. Itfeatures an HF beacon for ionospheric characterization and radar calibration, alongside an in-house UHF/VHF transceiver. This CubeSat not only served educational purposes but also provided valuable data for international research.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Apogee: 625.1 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 562.8 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 97.8°

Eccentricity: 0.004472

Semi major axis: 6964.9 Km

Period: ~96.4 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~7531.3 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~7598.9 m/s

Tour per day: ~15.0

Launch Information

Date: 2013/11/21 07:10:00 (UTC)

Country: Russian Federation

Site: Orenburg

Provider: Dnepr

Vehicle: Dnepr