Payload (satellite)
SWISSCUBE
OperationalLEO
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSWISSCUBE is a satellite launched 2009-09-23 by Switzerland.
About
SwissCube-1 is a Swiss satellite operated by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The spacecraft is a single unit CubeSat, which was designed to conduct research into nightglow within the Earth's atmosphere, and to develop technology for future spacecraft. It has also been used for amateur radio. It was the first Swiss satellite to be launched.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID35932
International designator2009-051B
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerSwitzerland
Launch date2009-09-23
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period98.5 min
Inclination98.39°
Apogee689 km
Perigee680 km