Al-Farabi 1
| Al-Farabi 1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technology testing satellite |
| Country: |
 Kazakhstan
|
| Operator: | Al Farabi University |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-008BW |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 1.7 kg |
| Begin: | February 15, 2017, 03:58 UTC |
| Starting place: | SHAR FLP |
| Launcher: | PSLV-XL C-37 |
| Status: | in orbit, active |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 94.5 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.5 ° |
| Apogee height : | 507 km |
| Perigee height : | 496 km |
Al-Farabi 1 is a Kazakh Cubesat operated by Al-Farabi University .
mission
Al-Farabi 1 is an educational mission designed to connect young students with space travel. He is also responsible for testing new uplink and downlink technologies. The satellite also has a CMOS camera that can take pictures with a resolution of 3 megapixels on board. It is powered by solar cells and batteries.
begin
Al-Farabi was one on 15 February 2017 a PSLV - carrier rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center along with Cartosat 2D , INS 1A and INS 1B , Flock 3P 1-88 , Lemur 2 22-29 , PEASSS , DIDO 2 , BGUSat and Nayif 1 launched into a sun-synchronous orbit . With 104 satellites, the launch holds the world record for the number of launch vehicle satellites.
Web links
- Al-Farabi 1 on Gunter's Space Page (English).
- Orbit data according to N2YO (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Times Of India: ISRO centers set for the record launch of 104 satellites at one go by February 15 , January 29, 2017 (English) accessed on September 3, 2017.