SUNSAT

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  • SUNSAT
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  • [Text Source: University of Stellenbosch] [Image Source: NASA ILRS, http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/suns_general.html ] Sunsat is a micro-satellite built by post-graduate engineering students in the Electronic Systems Laboratory, in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch.It was launched in 1999 on a Delta II Launch Vehicle. Payloads include NASA experiments, Radio Amateur communications, a high resolution imager, precision attitude control, and school experiments. SUNSAT was launched on the 11th attempt at 10h29:45 GMT on 23 February 1999 and went out of service on January 19, 2001 due to hardware failure. Additional information available at http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/suns_general.html Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SUNSAT Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: SUNSAT Long_Name: Stellenbosch University Satellite End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: SUNSAT Short_Name: OSCAR 35 Short_Name: 25636 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: MAGNETOMETERS Short_Name: GPS RECEIVERS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 96.5 degrees Period: 100.0 minutes Perigee: 644.0 km Apogee: 857.0 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-28 Online_Resource: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/suns_general.html Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1999-008C Sample_Image: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/sunsat.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1999-02-23 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: Stellenbosch University Primary_Sponsor: Republic of South Africa End_Group End_Group
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  • Stellenbosch University Satellite
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Abstract from DBPedia
    The Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite or SUNSAT (COSPAR 1999-008C) was the first miniaturized satellite designed and manufactured in South Africa. It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February 1999 to become the first launched South African satellite. Sunsat was built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of Stellenbosch. Its AMSAT designation was SO-35 (Sunsat Oscar 35). Last contact by ground control with SUNSAT was on 19 January 2001 and on 1 February 2001 the end of SUNSAT's functional life in orbit was announced. The satellite operated in orbit for nearly 2 years. It is predicted to reenter the atmosphere after about 30 years from launch.

    SUNSAT（Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite、サンサット）は南アフリカ共和国初の国産人工衛星。ステレンボッシュ大学の工学系大学院生によって作製された。1999年2月23日、ピギーバック衛星としてアメリカのデルタIIロケットにより打ち上げられた。

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