Al Farabi-1

Al-Farabi 1 is a nano-satellite that was successfully launched on February 15, 2017 3:58 UTC on PSLV-C37 on a record-breaking launch which released 104 satellites.^[1]

It is a research satellite designed and built by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[2]

Specifications

Al-Farabi 1 is a 2U CubeSat, weighing 1.7 kg.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Global, IndraStra. "NEWS | India's ISRO Successfully Launched 104 Satellites in a Single Mission". IndraStra. ISSN 2381-3652.
1 2 India launched Kazakhstan satellite Al-Farabi-1
↑ The first student nonosatellite of Kazakhstan

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February	Intelsat 32e / SkyBrasil-1 · Telkom-3S – Cartosat-2D · INS-1A, 1B · Flock-3p × 88 · Lemur-2 × 8 · Al Farabi-1 · BGUSAT · DIDO-2 · Nayif 1 · PEASS – Dragon CRS-10 – Progress MS-05
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July	Shijian-18 – Intelsat 35e – Kanopus-V-IK · Mayak – Soyuz MS-05
August	OPTSAT-3000 – VENµS
Launches are separated by dashes ( – ), payloads by dots ( · ), multiple names for the same satellite by slashes ( / ). Cubesats are smaller. Manned flights are bolded. Launch failures are in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are (enclosed in brackets).

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