FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73)
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
AMSAT
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 21, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
566 km
Perigee
518 km
Inclination
97.83°
Period
1.59 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)
FUNcube-1 is a complete educational single unit CubeSat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational CubeSats. It is the first satellite with outreach as its primary mission.
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