Sunsat

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Class: Technology. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: South Africa. Agency: Stellenb. Manufacturer: Stellenbosch University.

Sunsat was built by students at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and carried a small imager and a message relay payload.

Typical orbit: 754 km circular orbit, 96.5 deg inclination.

Sunsat Chronology

1999 February 23 - Sunsat - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 865 km (537 mi). Inclination: 96.50 deg.
Sunsat was built by students at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and carried a small imager and a message relay payload.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

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