Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SwissCube |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Switzerland |
Operator/Owner |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
710 |
Apogee (km) |
720 |
Eccentricity |
0.000705716302046577 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.3 |
Period (minutes) |
99.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
23-09-2009 |
Expected Lifetime |
.25-1 yr. |
Contractor |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
Country of Contractor |
Switzerland |
Launch Site |
Sriharikota Launch Station |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV |
COSPAR Number |
2009-051B |
NORAD Number |
35932 |
Comments |
Overall SwissCube project development is primarily to educate students in space technologies and space system engineering. Official mission completed; satellite turned over to amateur community. |