SwissCube
EPFL eSpace
Switzerland first satellite, a 1U CubeSat developed by EPFL to study Earth airglow, launched in 2009.
Technical specifications
- Type
- 1U CubeSat
- Mass
- 0.82 kg
- Launch
- September 23, 2009
- Launch vehicle
- PSLV-C14
- Orbit
- LEO, SSO ~720 km
- Mission
- Airglow observation
- Notable
- Switzerland first satellite
About
SwissCube is Switzerland first satellite, a 1U CubeSat developed by students and researchers at EPFL with contributions from six Swiss universities. Launched on September 23, 2009, aboard an ISRO PSLV rocket, SwissCube carries a miniaturized photometer to observe the nightglow phenomenon in Earth upper atmosphere. The project was a pioneering effort in Swiss academic space technology.
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