ZACUBE-1 (TSHEPISOSAT)
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Country
South Africa
Manufacturer
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Launched
Nov 21, 2013
Mass
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Apogee
595 km
Perigee
540 km
Inclination
97.81°
Period
1.60 h
Launch
Launched on Nov 21, 2013 from 370/13, Russia aboard a Dnepr 1.
Dnepr 1 | Multipayload mission, 33 satellites →Summary from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
ZACube-1 (TshepisoSat), is a South African CubeSat that carries a high frequency beacon transmitter to be used for space weather research. It was launched 21 November 2013 on a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia. Tshepiso is the seSotho word for promise.
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