1KUNS-PF

Launch data: Designation  43466 / 1998-67NP Launch date  02 Apr 2018 Launch site  CC, SLC-40 Launch vehicle  Falcon-9 v1.2 Mission  Technology Launch platform  ISS Kibo, LEO Deployment date  11 May 2018 - 10:30 UT Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  400 x 402 km Inclination  51.6 ° Period  92.2 min

Description:

• 1KUNS, an extension of IKUNS (Italian-Kenyan University NanoSatellite), is a project run by the University of Nairobi in collaboration with “La Sapienza” University of Rome and the Italian Space Agency, and is part of the projects initiated in 2015 between ASI and “La Sapienza” under the Convention for managing activities at the Broglio Space Centre in Malindi (Kenya). IKUNS will involve developing a cubesat for Earth Observation and technological testing.
• The aim of 1KUNS-PF is testing in orbit and prove functionality of several components, either commercial or developed in house, intended for use in the IKUNS mission. In detail, the in-house developed systems are:
  • Silicon cell solar panel
  • Telemetry Electronic Board
  • 3-DOF attitude control system, using a momentum wheel