| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-066AB |
| SATCAT no. | 39441 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Design: 1 year Elapsed: 8 years, 5 months, 29 days |
| Orbits completed | 15,074 [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency |
| Launch mass | 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10×10 cm (3.9×3.9 in) [2] |
| Power | 127 watts maximum |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 November 2013, 07:10 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky 370/13 |
| Entered service | 25 January 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,024.99 km (4,365.13 mi) [1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0083597 [1] |
| Perigee altitude | 588.13 km (365.45 mi) [1] |
| Apogee altitude | 705.58 km (438.43 mi) [1] |
| Inclination | 97.6637 degrees [1] |
| Period | 97.66 minutes [1] |
| Mean motion | 14.74 [1] |
| Epoch | 10 September 2016, 08:01:29 UTC [1] |
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