The Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite is the first miniaturized satellite designed and manufactured in Africa. It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February1999. Sunsat was built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of Stellenbosch. Miniaturized satellites are recent artificial satellites of unusually low weights and small sizes. ... A Delta II rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite The Boeing IDS Delta II family of launch vehicles has been in service since 1989. ... Vandenberg Air Force Base is a base with a spaceport, located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Stellenbosch University is an internationally recognised university which is situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. ...
Specifications
Size: 45 x 45 x 60 cm
Mass: 64 kg
Launcher: Delta II rocket, Mission P-91
Program size: US $5M (Approximate)
Lifetime: 4-5 years (NiCad Battery pack life)
Main payloads:
Amateur radio communications
Data interchange
Stereo multispectral imager
Altitude control: Gravity gradient and magnetorque, reaction wheels when imaging
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