Name | ESTCube-1 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Mass in kg | 1.05 kg |
Status | Was operational until 2015-05-19. Solar panel degradation lead to negative power production state and batteries were completely depleted. No more signals heard after that. Probably the command to silence the satellite went through. |
Launched | 2013-05-07 |
NORAD ID | 39161 |
Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Vega |
Organisation | University of Tartu |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Estonia |
Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
Oneliner | Educational training, testing deployment of 10 m tether for deorbiting and camera. |
Failure cause | Solar panel degradation lead to negative power production state and batteries were completely depleted. Command to turn off PA was sent and no more signals heard after that. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Tether |
Space photos |
Last modified: 2020-04-10
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