ESTCUBE 1
2013-05-07
Satellite information ESTCUBE 1
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ESTCUBE 1 |
| Orbit launches |
2013-05-07 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Estonia (EST) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 647 km |
| Apogee | 660 km |
Additional information ESTCUBE 1
ESTCube-1 is the first Estonian satellite and first satellite in the world to attempt to use an electric solar wind sail (E-sail). It was launched on 7 May 2013 aboard Vega VV02 carrier rocket and successfully deployed into orbit. The CubeSat standard for nanosatellites was followed during the engineering of ESTCube-1, resulting in a 10×10×11.35 cm cube, with a volume of 1 liter and a mass of 1.048 kg.The mission ended officially in 17 February 2015 and it was said that during this time it resulted in 29 bachelor's and 19 master's dissertations, 5 doctoral theses and 4 start-ups. The deployment of the E-sail tether was unsuccessful, and thus no measurements were taken of the E-sail or of the plasma braking deployment system.. Last signal from ESTCube-1 was received in 19 May 2015.
satellite ESTCUBE 1 Date of exalting 07.05.2013y.Photos ESTCUBE 1 Photos: 13
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