UWE-1
UWE-1 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-1) was one of three CubeSats built by students of the University of Würzburg, launched on 27 October 2005 as part of the European Space Agency's SSETI Express mission from Plesetsk in Russia, orbiting Earth in a 686 km (426 mi) circular orbit. The cube-shaped satellite weighs about 1 kg and has an edge length of 10 cm, which corresponds to the CubeSat standard.
| Names | Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | University of Würzburg |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-043C |
| SATCAT no. | 28892 |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) 21 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Bus | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | University of Würzburg |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 10 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) |
| Power | 2 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 October 2005, 06:52:26 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk, Site 132/1 |
| Contractor | Yuzhnoye / NPO Polyot |
| Entered service | 27 October 2005 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 17 November 2005 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 682 km (424 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 708 km (440 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.18° |
| Period | 98.67 minutes |
UWE satellite Series | |
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