Al-Farabi 1 [Al-Farabi Kazakh National University]
Al-Farabi 1 is a 2U CubeSat built by students of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
The satellite is built as an educational mission with the secondary mission to: work out uplink/downlink and ADCS Mission algorithms and testing of self-made components.
The satellite features a 3 Mp CMOS camera.
Al-Farabi 1 was launched on a bulk Cubesat launch on an Indian PSLV-XL in February 2017.
Nation: | Kazakhstan |
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Type / Application: | Education, technology |
Operator: | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
Contractors: | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
Equipment: | CMOS camera |
Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 2 kg |
Orbit: | 497 km × 497 km, 97.51° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Al-Farabi 1 | 2017-008BW | 15.02.2017 | Sr FLP | PSLV-XL | with Cartosat 2D, INS 1A, INS 1B, Flock-3p 1, ..., 88, Lemur-2 22, ..., 29, BGUSat, DIDO 2, PEASSS, Nayif 1 |