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RWASAT 1 (Rwanda Satellite 1) is a 3U Cubesat built under the auspices of Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) to develop a space engineering capacity in Rwanda.
The cubesat has two cameras for monitoring the status of agriculture and a receiver for data collection from ground based sensors.
The satellite was launched on board of HTV 8 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 20 November 2019.
| Nation: | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) |
| Contractors: | ArkEdgeSpace Inc. |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 411 km 417 km, 51.64 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWASAT 1 | 1998-067QV | 24.09.2019 | Ta YLP-2 | H-2B-304 | with HTV 8, AQT-D, NARSScube 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
