ZACube-1

ZACube-1

See http://www.cput.ac.za/blogs/fsati/zacube-1/

ZACube-1, also known as “TshepisoSat” (meaning “promise” in the seSotho language), is the first African-built cubesat. The 1U spacecraft was built at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology under the F’SATI programme. The satellite contains a high-frequency beacon transmitter for space weather research and a low-resolution CMOS camera. The satellite is operated by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.