1KUNS-PF

Kenyan owned satellite June 2018 all 1KUNS-PF 1KUNS-PF 1-U Cubesat.jpg 1KUNS-PF 1-U Cubesat Technology demonstration Earth observation University of Nairobi 1998-067NP 43466https://1kuns-pf.ns0.it/index.php/track-1kuns-pf/ Track 1KUNS-PF University of Nairobi 1KUNS-PF Team 27 July 2020 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901111247/https://1kuns-pf.ns0.it/index.php/track-1kuns-pf/ dead 1U CubeSat 1 kg lb on 10 cm in 0 on cubed 2 April 2018 UTC Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX 11 May 2018, 10:51 UTC 11 June 2020 Geocentric Low Earth 6778.8 km mi on 0.0004315 51.619Peat Chris 1KUNS-PF - Orbit https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43467 Heavens Above 27 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210427134203/https://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=43467 27 April 2021 live 93 gee 1KUNS-PF (1st Kenyan University NanoSatellite-Precursor Flight) was the first Kenyan-owned satellite.https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611127/kenyas-first-satellite-is-now-in-earth-orbit/ Kenya's first satellite is now in Earth orbit MIT Technology Review 12 May 2018 enhttps://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-44028283 Africa Live this week BBC News 12 May 2018 en-GB The cubesat was developed and assembled by the University of Nairobi for the Kenya Space Agency, with technical support provided by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency. The spacecraft was deployed from the International Space Station after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Background The idea to launch a Kenyan-built satellite began in September 2015 with the planning and design of the space module. Financial support was obtained for the project when the University of Nairobi won a competitive grant from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in 2016.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/05/12/national/science-health/kenyas-first-satellite-released-japans-kibo-module-iss/ Kenya's first satellite released from Japan's Kibo module at ISS 12 May 2018 The Japan Times Online 17 May 2018 en-US 0447-5763 17 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180517223823/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/05/12/national/science-health/kenyas-first-satellite-released-japans-kibo-module-iss/ dead The University of Nairobi was the first institution to benefit from a joint project between the United Nations and JAXA. The satellite was given the acronym 1KUNS-PF, which stands for which First Kenya University Nano Satellite-Precursor Flight. External technical support was provided by Sapienza University along with two Italian companies.https://www.voanews.com/a/kenya-satellite-launch/4394281.html Kenya Steps Into Space with First Satellite Launch Schearf Daniel VOA 17 May 2018 en The cost of the programme was roughly one million dollars. The satellite orbited 400 km above the Earth.https://cae.uonbi.ac.ke/sites/default/files/cae/engineering/engineering/1KUNS-PF_Cubesat_1.0_rev3.pdf 1KUNS-PF University of Nairobi College of Architecture and Engineering 18 May 2018 16 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173939/https://cae.uonbi.ac.ke/sites/default/files/cae/engineering/engineering/1KUNS-PF_Cubesat_1.0_rev3.pdf dead Launch and purpose On 2 April 2018, the satellite was carried to the International Space Station on board the SpaceX CRS-14 mission which launched on a Falcon 9 rocket with help from the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.http://www.n2yo.com/satellite-news/Kenyas-First-Locally-Made-Nanosatellite-Will-Be-Launched-From-ISS-in-May/4959 Kenya's first locally made nanosatellite will be launched from ISS in May N2YO.com – Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions 18 May 2018 It was deployed from the space station into orbit from the Kibō module on 11 May 2018. Its signal was successfully received from a ground station in Rome by the students of Sapienza University. Its launch was the third for an African country after GhanaSat-1 and Nigeria EduSat-1, which went into service in 2017.https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001280088/kenya-deploys-its-first-satellite Cheers as Kenya's first satellite sent to space Ngasike Lucas Kenneth Kipruto The Standard 17 May 2018 enhttp://www.pulse.ng/bi/tech/4-african-countries-with-satellites-in-the-orbit-id8078677.html 4 African countries with satellites in the orbit Taiwo Shakirudeen March 7, 2018 Pulse Nigeria 17 May 2018 en-US In addition to 1KUNS-PF two other nano satellites, Ubakusat and Proyecto Irazú were also on board the Falcon-9 rocket to the ISS. All three satellites were deployed into space from the ISS by Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai. The 1KUNS-PF was a 1 unit cubesat. It was an experimental cubesat, with the main mission being to create awareness to the locals on the benefits of space uses. On board the cubesat, there were camera payloads, which were used to take mapping images of Kenya and other East Africa countries within the vicinity of its orbit. The cubesat was designed to have a lifespan of one year and its operations were within the UN space use mitigation measures. 1KUNS-PF deorbited in June 2020.The Kenyan Space Programmme Ayooluwa Adetola December 13, 2021 https://africanews.space/he-kenyan-space-programme/ November 28, 2022 Space in Africa https://web.archive.org/web/20211213115617/https://africanews.space/he-kenyan-space-programme/ 2021-12-13 usurped References 30em Category:Satellites in low Earth orbit Category:CubeSats Category:First artificial satellites of a country Category:Satellites of Kenya Category:Spacecraft launched in 2018 Category:Student satellites Category:Satellites deployed from the International Space Station Category:2018 in Kenya