Croatia first received a picture of its territory from space, who gave her first satellite Crocube.
What is Crocube?
- Miniature satellite size 10 × 10 × 10 cm (Format 1u Cubesat).
- Running into space at the end of December 2023 year rocket SpaceX Falcon 9 Within the Bandwagon-2 mission.
- Rotates around the Earth at a height 510 km and will remain in orbit near 5 years, then will burn in the atmosphere.
The first pictures.
- 31 January The mission team posted the first photo, on which the contours of Croatia are visible, Although partially covered with clouds.
- in addition, The satellite took a shot of Bulgaria and handed over a short video.
The purpose of the mission
Project worth $124 000 organized by the Croatian Society for Education “Outside the Box” together with the Czech company Spacemanic.
It is intended:
- Popularization of astronomy and space in Croatia,
- Collect scientific data using onboard sensors,
- Interaction with enthusiasts, which will be able to view new images through the mobile app.