| Name | ESTCube-1 |
|---|---|
| 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, Fast Spin-up |
| Space photos |            
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Last modified: 2021-08-08
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