ZACUBE-2-5

ZACUBE-2-5
ZACUBE-2-5
ZACUBE-2-5
ZACUBE-2-5
Spacecraft ZACUBE-2-5
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Organization Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Nation South Africa
Partners Stellenbosch University, Clyde Space, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Namibia University of Science and Technology, University of Strathclyde
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Constellation for a ship-tracking payload (AIS) and imager for ocean color and fire tracking.

Description

Constellation for a ship-tracking payload and will be used to validate the use case of employing nanosatellites in ocean vessel detection through the automatic identification system (AIS) protocol.

Additionally, the satellite will carry medium resolution imagers as a secondary payload to demonstrate the feasibility of using a nanosatellite for imaging applications, such as ocean colour monitoring and fire tracking. S-Band Transmitter. ADCS System Developed by ESL at Stellenbosch University. L-Band Receiver. HF Beacon Payload. 5 MP Camera Payload. Detecting wildfires with a k-line Imager (Potassium Imager).

Payload is a k-line imager developed by the CSIR and provides a method of detecting smaller fires (90 m2) more effectively. This data will be implemented into AFIS, which is the data delivery mechanism for this project.

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Keywords AIS

Related Spacecraft

Spacecraft Status Rocket Date Orbit
ZACUBE-2 (FireSat, MDASat) Operational? (Latest announcement on social media on 2020-12-27. SatNOGS does not have reports with data. Checked on 2023-06-10) Sojuz-2-1b 2018-12-27 490 km, 97.3 deg, SSO
MDASat-1b (ZACUBE-4, FireSat) Operational? (Confirmation of communications and commissioning during UN session on 2022-3-29 but no further news found as of 2022-12-24) Falcon 9, (Transporter-3) 2022-01-13 520 km, 97.5 deg
MDASat-1c (ZACUBE-5, FireSat) Operational? (Confirmation of communications and commissioning during UN session on 2022-3-29 but no further news found as of 2022-12-24) Falcon 9, (Transporter-3) 2022-01-13 520 km, 97.5 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-11

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