ZACube-1 is a project created by students at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. On 21 November 2013 at 07:10 UTC, a satellite was launched from the Dombarovsky Cosmodrome in Russia using a Dnepr rocket.
Name of Satellite | ZACube-1 |
Purpose | Technology Development/Educational |
Contractor | French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
Country of Contractor | South Africa |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 2 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 592 |
Date of Launch | 21.11.2013 |
Launch Site | Dombarovsky Air Base |
Launch Vehicle | Dnepr |
COSPAR Number | 2013-066B |
NORAD Number | 39417 |
This 1U tall ZACube-1 has an integrated HF beacon and V/U mode transceiver for both satellite control and telemetry. It also has an experimental imaging camera on board.