39442 - PUCP-SAT 1

1U Cubesat - built by the Institute for Radio Astronomy at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP). Carries equipment to measure temperature. Included is a smaller satellite Pocket PUCP with a similar mission that was released once PUCPSat 1 was in independent orbit. PUCPSat-1 itself was released from Unisat 5's PEPPOD 1.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2013-11-21
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia
Mass: 1.0 kg