JY1-SAT

JY1-SAT is a cubesat that is Jordan's first satellite. It was launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States on 3 December 2018. It is named in tribute of the late King Hussein who was an amateur ham radio operator; his callsign was "JY1". The project was built by Jordanian students from various universities, and was funded by Jordan's Crown Prince Foundation.^[1][2][3][4]

JY1-SAT

Mission type	Technology
Operator	Crown Prince Foundation
COSPAR ID	2018-099AX
SATCAT no.	43803
Website	cpf.jo
Spacecraft properties
BOL mass	1.11 kg (2.4 lb)
Dimensions	10 x 10 x 11.35 cm
Start of mission
Launch date	06:34, December 3, 2018 (UTC) (2018-12-03T06:34:00Z)
Rocket	Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch site	Vandenberg
Contractor	SpaceX
Deployment date	December 2018
Orbital parameters
Regime	Low Earth
Masar initiative