CAPE-1
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-012P |
| SATCATno. | 31130 |
| Mission duration | 17 years, 2 months and 26 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1UCubeSat |
| Launch mass | 0.879 kg (1.94 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 April 2007, 06:46UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Baikonur109/95 |
| Contractor | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0,01036 |
| Perigee altitude | 646 km (401 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 793 km (493 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1° |
| Period | 99.2 minutes |
| Epoch | 17 April 2007[1] |
CAPE-1(Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment)is an amateurminiaturized satellitedeveloped by students at theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette.TheCubeSatwas launched successfully into orbit at theBaikonur Cosmodromein Kazakhstan in April 2007 after a delay of several weeks.[2]
An amateur radio frequency in the70-centimeter bandwas used during the satellite's operation. Intermittentcontinuous waveandAX.25telemetry beacons were sent at one watt with the call sign K5USL.[2]CAPE-1 has ceased operation, and is succeeded by theCAPE-2picosatellite, a 1U Cubesat operating on the 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands.
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References[edit]
- ^NASAGoddard Space Flight Center."Cape 1".NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive.Retrieved15 May2022.
- ^ab"The ARRL Letter".American Radio Relay League.2007.Retrieved2010-07-30.
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