PUCP-SAT-1
PUCP — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
PUCP-SAT-1 is Peru first CubeSat, developed by students and faculty at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Launched on 21 November 2013 from the ISS Kibo module via J-SSOD deployer, the 1U CubeSat carried an amateur radio digipeater and camera. It marked Peru entry into space.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 1U CubeSat
- Mass
- ~1 kg
- Launch date
- 21 November 2013
- Deployment
- ISS Kibo module (J-SSOD)
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit 400 km
- Payload
- Amateur radio digipeater, camera
- Country
- Peru first national satellite
About
PUCP-SAT-1 is Peru first CubeSat, developed by students and faculty at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Launched on 21 November 2013 from the ISS Kibo module via J-SSOD deployer, the 1U CubeSat carried an amateur radio digipeater and camera. It marked Peru entry into space.
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