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ZACUBE-1

South African cubesat. ZACUBE-1 was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-066BNORAD 39417South Africa

Identity

Name in GCAT
TshepisoSat
Common name
ZACUBE-1
Payload designation
ZACUBE-1
Other names
ZA-003
International designator
2013-066B
NORAD catalog number
39417
GCAT identifier
S39417
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/798

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
CPUT
Owner
CPUT
Country
South Africa
Builder
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Belleville Campus
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
593 km
Apogee
683 km
Inclination
97.80°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2024
End of operations
Mar 23, 2016

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16604100 (CC0).