skCUBE

Slovakia (SK)

Int. spacecraft nº:

Slovakian spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data:

Designation	42789 / 17036AA
Launch date	23 Jun 2017 - 03:59 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Technology, education
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	497 x 514 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.5°
Period	94.7 min

skCUBE

Launched together with: Cartosat 2E - NIUSAT - CE-SAT 1 - Max Valier Sat - Venta 1 - CICERO 6 - Lemur-2 34-41 - Blue Diamond - Green Diamond - Red Diamond - COMPASS 2 - InflateSail - LituanicaSAT 2 - URSA MAIOR - NUDTSat - Pegasus - UCLSat - VZLUsat 1 - D-Sat - Tyvak 53B - Aalto 1 - ROBUSTA 1B - SUCHAI

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	SOSA
Platform	CubeSat 1U
Operator	SOSA
Mass at launch	1 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)	437.100
Downlink (MHz)	437.100/2401.000
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps GMSK Digipeater
Call sign	OM9SAT
Status	Active
Design lifetime

Description:

skCUBE is a 1U CubeSat for educational and popularisation outreach developed by the Slovak Organization for Space Activities (SOSA). It is Slovakia′s first satellite.
skCUBE will carry a digipeater on UHF, a CW beacon on UHF and an imager using 2.4 GHz downlinks. There will be other additional experiments including a VLF receiver.

External links:

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

Ref.: #7(JR740), #14, #228 - update: 14.01.18