FUNcube-1
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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.[1] It is the first satellite with outreach as its primary mission.
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Mission type | Amateur Radio |
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Operator | AMSAT-UK |
COSPAR ID | 2013-066AE |
SATCAT no. | 39444 |
Website | funcube.org.uk |
Mission duration | 10 years, 6 months and 19 days elapsed |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | 1U CubeSat[1] |
Manufacturer | ISIS-BV, AMSAT-NL, AMSAT-UK |
Launch mass | 0.98 kilograms (2.2 lb) |
Power | 2.2 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 November 2013 (2013-11-21) |
Rocket | Dnepr |
Launch site | Yasny Launch Base |
Contractor | ISL |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 592.6 kilometers (368 Mi) |
Apogee altitude | 678.6 kilometers (421 Mi) |
Inclination | 97.7 Degrees |
Period | 97.3 Minutes |
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