Name | Ecuador-UTE-YuZGU (UTE-UESOR, Ekvador-UTE-YuZGU) |
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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 ECM] |
Launcher | Sojuz-2-1a |
Organisation | Tecnologica Equinoccial University (UTE) |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Ecuador |
Launch brokerer | Exolaunch (ECM) |
Oneliner | Educational training and amateur radio mission. |
Failure cause | Low batteries. Failed due to a malfunctioning Fregat attitude control thruster. Damage to CubeSat solar cells? |
Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2020-10-04
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