Norad ID: 43466
| Spacetrack Directory Name | 1KUNS-PF |
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| Days in orbit | 7874 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Kenia (KEN) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Here |
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UBAKUSAT is a Turkish nanosatellite that was developed by Istanbul Technical University. It was launched into space on board a Falcon-9 rocket in April 2018 and was deployed into its orbit from the International Space Station in May 2018. It was built as a technology demonstration and earth observation satellite to provide voice communications for amateur radio stations around the world. It carries an experimental card, TAMSAT Simplesat, which is allowing scientists to test its accuracy of measuring radiation from space. It is the second satellite to be built by students of Istanbul Technical University.