ESTCube-1 facts for kids
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Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | University of Tartu |
Website | http://www.estcube.eu/en/home |
Mission duration | 12 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 1.048 kilograms (2.31 lb) |
Dry mass | 1.048 kilograms (2.31 lb) |
Power | 3.6W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 7 May 2013, 02:06:31 | UTC
Rocket | Vega flight VV02 |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
Contractor | ESA |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | 17 Feb 2015, 10:27:00 | UTC
Last contact | 19 May 2015 |
Decay date | 2038*estimated |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee | 665 km |
Apogee | 665 km |
Inclination | 98.129 degrees |
Period | 98.03 minutes |
ESTCube-1 is the first satellite from Estonia. It was made as part of the Estonian Student Satellite Program, and was launched on 7 May 2013 on a Vega rocket. The satellite is a project in which university and high-school students took part. The CubeSat standard for nanosatellites was followed while it was built, resulting in a 10x10x11.35 cm cube, with a volume of 1 liter and a mass of 1.048 kg.
ESTCube-1 was put into orbit by Arianespace, using a Vega rocket which took off from ELA-1 at Kourou at 02:06:31 UTC on 7 May 2013 at a height of 670 kilometres.
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See also
In Spanish: ESTCube-1 para niños
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