| Satellite name | skCube |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2023-11-14. Was semi-operational until 2019-01-12. Was operational until 2017-07-08. (Public news) |
| Launched | 2017-06-23 |
| NORAD ID | 42789 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | PSLV |
| Organization | Slovak Organisation for Space Activities |
| Institution | Non-profit |
| Entity type | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | Slovakia |
| Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
| Partners | Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Education, Institute of Experimental Physics |
| Oneliner |
Observe the ultraviolet radiation upper atmosphere on the night side of the Earth |
| Description |
Observe the ultraviolet radiation upper atmosphere on the night side of the Earth. Without direct and reflected light of the sun and the moon is made up predominantly UV emission of the upper layer of the atmosphere at altitudes of about 80 to 120 km. Contribute to, and other components of the radiation reflected from the Earth's surface or scattered in the atmosphere. The main objective is to demonstrate the potential of our country. Planning educational & popularisation outreach. It will include a digipeater on UHF, a CW beacon on UHF and an imager using 2.4GHz downlinks. There will be other additional experiments including a VLF receiver. |
| Failure cause | On-Board Computer stopped working. Communications module continued sending beacon. Both thought to be due to radiation as effects have been noticed from South-Atlantic anomaly. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-28
