CROCUBE
The first Croatian satellite to be built and launched by Croatian volunteers and Spacemanic, bound to fly at the end of 2024 aboard Bandwagon-2mission.
CroCube is a pioneering project aimed at assembling and launching Croatia's first nanosatellite. This 1U satellite is equipped with a camera and a first Croatian hardware to fly to space - a nanosatellite module called Astrotron 1000.
Primary goal of the mission is to capture images of the Earth and hopefully create first image of Croatia from space on a proprietary spacecraft. The project, initiated by Daniela Jović, CCO of Spacemanic, in collaboration with the Society for Out-of-the-Box Education (EVO), is collecting funding through crowdfunding and corporate sponsors. CroCube represents a significant leap for Croatia into the space era, aiming to spur technological development and innovation within the country.
Size: 1U
Weight: 1100 g
Radio: 436.775 MHz (UHF), 145.975 MHz (VHF)
Orbit height: 510 km
Orbit type: Middle inclination (45°)
Launch date: TBA
Status: Ready for launch
Spacemanic's role
Spacemanic provides platform, launch services and assistance with the on-orbit operations. The engineering team has helped with the AIT, and will further support the satellite in orbit in order to facilitate the knowledge transfer to Croatia, an emerging space country.
