39444 - FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73)

FUNcube 1 is a 1U CubeSat built by a team of volunteer radio amateurs and other specialists.

FUNcube 1 is designed to carry a single U/V linear transponder with a beacon carrying telemetry and data for educational demonstrations from space. The project includes the development of simple receivers and display software for use at schools etc. The spacecraft construction and verification was completed by April 2012.

This CubeSat was launched on a Dnepr rocket from Yasny in Russia in the fourth quarter of 2013. After launch, the satellite received the designations AO 73 or AMSAT-OSCAR 73.

A second set of the FUNcube 1 payloads are integrated in the UKube 1 satellite, also known as FUNcube 2.

Facts in Brief

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