Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
UKube-1 (UK Cubesat 1) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
UK Space Agency |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
626 |
Apogee (km) |
631 |
Eccentricity |
0.000357219404158034 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.4 |
Period (minutes) |
97.27 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
08-07-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Clyde Space |
Country of Contractor |
United Kingdom |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-2.1b |
COSPAR Number |
2014-037F |
NORAD Number |
40074 |
Comments |
Technology demonstrator to show how impacts from cosmic particles can be used to increase the security of satellite communications. |