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ZACube-1 (TshepisoSat),[3] is a South African CubeSat that carries a high frequency beacon transmitter to be used for space weather research. It was launched 21 November 2013 on a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia.[4] Tshepiso is the seSotho word for promise.

This article is in list format but may read better as prose. (May 2014)

ZACube-1

Mission type	Space weather
Operator	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
COSPAR ID	2013-066B
SATCAT no.	39417
Website	www.cput.ac.za/fsati
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	1U CubeSat
Manufacturer	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Launch mass	1.2 kilograms (2.6 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	21 November 2013, 07:10:17 (2013-11-21UTC07:10:17Z) UTC[1]
Rocket	Dnepr
Launch site	Dombarovsky 370/13
Contractor	Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	596 kilometres (370 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	681 kilometres (423 mi)[2]
Inclination	97.75 degrees[2]
Period	97.36 minutes[2]
Epoch	24 January 2015, 03:15:51 UTC[2]

Mission objectives

• Space weather research
• Education and training
• Technology demonstration
• Catalyst for national nano-satellite programme

Payloads

It carried a high frequency beacon transmitter and a low-resolution CMOS camera.

Launch site

The launch site was at the Dombarovsky, and can be found at the following coordinates: 50°48′0″N 059°31′0″E

See also

• SUNSAT, first South African satellite
• SumbandilaSat, second South African satellite
• List of CubeSats

References

External links

• French South African Institute of Technology (Spacecraft operator)
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

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[de] ZACube-1

ZACube-1, auch TshepisoSat, ist ein südafrikanischer 1U-Cubesat, welcher der Weltraumwetterforschung dient. Der zweite Name Tshepiso bedeutet Versprechen in der Sprache Sesotho. Der Satellit wurde von Studenten der Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Kapstadt, Südafrika entwickelt. Projektbeginn war Anfang 2011. Das Lage- und Bahnregelungssystem von ZACUBE-1 wurde in Zusammenarbeit des French South African Institute of Technology und der Universität Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, Südafrika, entwickelt.

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