RWASAT-1

Rwanda

Spacecraft nº:

Rwanda spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data:

Designation	44790 / 1998-067QT
Launch date - time	24 Sep 2019 - 16:05 UTC
Launch site	Tanegashima, YLP-2
Launch vehicle	H-2B-304
Mission	Technology
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	20 Nov 2019 - 08:50 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	411 x 420 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.8 min

First Rwanda satellite.
Launched together with: Cygnus HTV-8 - AQT-D - NARSScube 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	University of Tokyo
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

On Nov 20, 2019 the J-SSOD No. 12 deployer, delivered on HTV 8, was moved outside the Kibo airlock with the JEM RMS robot arm. Three cubesats were ejected:
RWASAT-1, built by the University of Tokyo in collaboration with Rwanda′s Ministry of Trade and Industry.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR772), #228 - update: 23.04.20