 Satellite in deployed configuration | |
| Mission type | Lunar Orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | SUPARCO |
| COSPAR ID | 2024-082 |
| SATCAT no. | 59629 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | 2-6 months (planned) 4 months (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Launch mass | 9.0 kg (19.8 lb)[3] |
| Dry mass | 6.5 kg (14 lb)[3] |
| Power | 139.2 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 May 2024 09:27 UTC[4] |
| Rocket | Long March 5 Y8 |
| Launch site | Wenchang, China |
| Deployed from | Chang'e 6 Orbiter |
| Deployment date | 8 May 2024, 08:14 UTC[5] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Periapsis altitude | 200 kilometres (120 mi) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 8,600 kilometres (5,300 mi) |
| Period | 720 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| 2 Cameras of one mega pixels (1280 × 720) mounted on opposite X panels | |
ICUBE-Q or ICUBE-QAMAR (Urdu: آئی کیوب-قمر) is a Pakistani lunar remote sensing observation nanosatellite and is one of the four international payloads of the Chang'e 6 lunar sample-return mission. It is a joint venture between the Institute of Space Technology (IST), Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the Intelligent Satellite Technology Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), under the framework of Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO).[6][7][3][8] It is the first deep space mission of Pakistan.[9][10]
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