ESTCube 1

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General

Designation	39161 / 13021C
Launch date	7 May 2013
Country of origin	Estonia
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	664/678 km
Inclination	98.1°
Period	98 min
Launch vehicle	Vega #2

First Estonian satellite to test electric solar wind sail technologies, as well as help establish an Estonian infrastructure for future space projects.

Built by a collaboration of students from Tartu University, Estonian Aviation Academy, Tallinn University of Technology and University of Life Sciences, and was developed in conjunction with the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the German Space Center (DLR).

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External resources

http://www.estcube.eu/en/home

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	University of Tartu
Platform
Mass at launch	1.33 kg
Dry mass
Dimension	10 x 10 x 10 cm
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Downlinks: 437.250 & 435.505 MHz

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