Al-Farabi 1

Launch data: Designation  42016 / 17008BW Launch date  15 Feb 2017 - 03:58 UT Launch site  Sriharikota, FLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-XL Mission  Civil: Education, Technology Sun-Synchronous LEO orbit: Perigee / Apogee  496 x 506 km Eccentricity  0.00+00 Inclination  97.5° Period  94.5 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Al-Farabi 1 is a 2U CubeSat built by students of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
• The satellite is built as an educational mission with the secondary mission to: work out uplink/downlink and ADCS Mission algorithms and testing of self-made components.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking