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OUFTI 1
OUFTI 1
OUFTI 1 (Orbital Utility For Telecommunications / Technology Innovations 1) is a 1U CubeSat built by students of the Université de Liège. OUFTI-1 will be the first satellite to test the use of the D-STAR communication protocol in space. Another experiment that will fly aboard OUFTI-1 is an innovative electrical power system proposed by Thales Alenia Space ETCA.
OUFTI 1 is one of the educational CubeSats chosen for Phase 1 and 2 of ESA's ‘Fly Your Satellite!’ initiative.
| Nation: | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Université de Liège |
| Contractors: | Université de Liège; Pumpkin, Inc. (bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 442 km × 686 km, 98.2° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUFTI 1 | 2016-025C | 25.04.2016 | Ko ELS | Soyuz-ST-A Fregat-M | with Sentinel 1B, MICROSCOPE, AAUSAT 4, e-st@r 2 |
