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ITUPSAT1

Turkish University CubeSat · Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)

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ITU-pSAT1, Istanbul Technical University's first CubeSat, launched in 2009 to test basic satellite bus technologies and give Turkish engineering students hands-on experience years before Turkey's more advanced national satellite programs — including the domestically built İMECE — came online.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
429–435 mi (691–700 km)
Inclination
98.4°
One orbit
98.5 minutes14.6 orbits a day
NORAD ID
35935
Int’l designator
2009-051E
Launched
2009

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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