Payload (satellite)
KOSTKA
OperationalLEOCZCH
KOSTKA is a satellite launched 2026-07-07 by CZCH.
About
KOSTKA is an educational and amateur radio satellite developed by the YSpace team from Brno University of Technology and launched in July 2026. The 1U CubeSat is the first Czech satellite designed and built entirely by students. KOSTKA serves as a precursor to YSpace's more ambitious mission CIMER designed to perform microbiological experiments in orbit.
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 ID69935
International designator2026-156BU
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerCZCH
Launch date2026-07-07
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period96.5 min
Inclination97.74°
Apogee596 km
Perigee582 km