ESTCube-1
Description
1U CubeSat and Estonia's first satellite, developed by the Estonian Student Satellite Foundation at the University of Tartu. Launched on 7 May 2013 aboard a Vega rocket. ESTCube-1 demonstrated electric solar wind sail technology by deploying a thin conducting tether to test electric sail propulsion in low Earth orbit.
Specifications
| Form Factor | 1U CubeSat |
|---|---|
| Launch Date | May 7, 2013 |
| Launch Vehicle | Vega VV02 |
| Orbit | Sun-synchronous orbit, ~670 km |
| Payload | Electric solar wind sail (E-sail) tether deployment mechanism |
| Distinction | Estonia's first satellite |