ESTCube-1
ESTCube-1 was the first satellite from Estonia. It was made as part of the Estonian Student Satellite Program, and was launched on 7 May 2013 on a Vega rocket. The satellite is a project in which university and high-school students took part. The CubeSat standard for nanosatellites was followed while it was built, resulting in a 10x10x11.35 cm cube, with a volume of 1 liter and a mass of 1.048 kg.
 ESTCube-1 illustration | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | University of Tartu |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-021C |
| SATCAT no. | 39161 |
| Website | http://www.estcube.eu/en/home |
| Mission duration | 1 year, 9 months and 10 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 1.048 kilograms (2.31 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1.048 kilograms (2.31 lb) |
| Power | 3.6W [1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 May 2013, 02:06:31 UTC |
| Rocket | Vega flight VV02 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
| Contractor | ESA |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 17 Feb 2015, 10:27:00 UTC[2] |
| Last contact | 19 May 2015[1] |
| Decay date | 2038*estimated |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 665 km |
| Apogee | 665 km |
| Inclination | 98.129 degrees |
| Period | 98.03 minutes |
ESTCube-1 was put into orbit by Arianespace, using a Vega rocket which took off from ELA-1 at Kourou at 02:06:31 UTC on 7 May 2013 at a height of 670 kilometres.
ESTCube-1 Media
The first image of Earth taken by ESTCube-1 on May 15, 2013
ESTCube-1 E-sail experiment
The structure illustration of cubesat ESTCube-1
ESTCube-1 cubesat prototype frame, with prototype modules. The frame is without side panels.
ESTCube-1 presentation in January 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladislav-Veniamin Pustõnski, ESTCube-1 ceased working after 2 years in orbit Archived 2018-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Estonian Space Office (accessed 8 June 2016)
- ↑ "ESTCube-1's 651-day career: 53 dissertations and a marriage proposal". 17 Feb 2015.
