| Name | Ecuador-UTE-YuZGU (UTE-UESOR, Ekvador-UTE-YuZGU) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Was semi-operational until 2017-07-30, 2 weeks. |
| Launched | 2017-07-14 |
| NORAD ID | 42832 |
| Deployer | EXOpod 12U/16U [Exolaunch] |
| Launcher | Sojuz-2-1a |
| Organisation | Tecnologica Equinoccial University (UTE) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Ecuador |
| Launch brokerer | Exolaunch |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and amateur radio mission. |
| Description |
Obtain scientific data in the study of our planet Earth techniques and develop nanosatellite management methods and study the behavior of new instruments in space. Device that produces an answer when a radio call-frequency, which will be transmitted to Earth information from the two universities with pre-recorded messages in real time is received. |
| Failure cause | Low batteries. Failed due to a malfunctioning Fregat attitude control thruster. Damage to CubeSat solar cells? |
| Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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