Israeli Students’ Nanosatellite Launched Into Space

2
>>Follow Matzav On Whatsapp!<<

duchifat-1-nanosatelliteIsrael successfully launched its first nanosatellite into space Thursday night, from the Yasny Airbase in Russia, along with 36 other civilian satellites sponsored by various countries.

The Duchifat-1 nanosatellite was designed and built by Herzliya Science Center high school students, in a project partially sponsored by the Israel Space Agency and the Herzliya Municipality.

The 860-gram (1.9 pound) cube-shaped satellite, which is 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) long in each dimension, was named for Israel’s national bird, the hoopoe (“duchifat” in Hebrew).

The satellite was designed to assist travelers and hikers who lose their way in area where there is no regular cellular reception, enabling them to send a distress call to the satellite from any communication device. The satellite will broadcast a signal back to a control center set up in Herzliya, identifying the stranded individuals’ location.

Duchifat-1 is only the second student-built nanosatellite in the world to successfully enter orbit. It was preceded by a NASA-sponsored student satellite launched from the United States in January.

“This launch signifies the beginning of the nanosatellite age in Israel,” Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri said Thursday.

JNS.ORG

{Matzav.com}


2 COMMENTS

  1. “Israel successfully launched its first nanosatellite”

    No. Israel got a ride on someone else’s rocket. They didn’t launch anything.

    That’s like saying you flew that airplane you took from New York to Tel Aviv. No, you were a passenger, that’s all.

    They should have named Atalef-1. Duchifat is hard to pronounce by the goyim.

  2. It takes some equipment to communicate with such a satellite! Not to mention that a single satellite in low earth orbit is not very very helpful. Kol Ha Kavod to the young scientists, but hikers better have with them a satellite phone, and if possible, get two. Radio amateur enthusiasts on the other hand are going to enjoy this cubesat as long as it lasts 🙂

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here