E-st@r
e-st@r is a miniaturised satellite built by the Politecnico di Torino. It is a 1-U CubeSat design weighing 1 kg.Launch and Deployment
e-st@r was launched into Low Earth Orbit on the maiden flight of Arianespace's Vega rocket on the 13th Feb 2012. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARES, ALMASat-1, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat, ROBUSTA, UniCubeSat-GG and Xatcobeo.
The satellite was successfully deployed into orbit, and the signal received by the team's ground station and by amateur radio operators. However, operations have been impeded by unexpected tumbling, and the satellite was put into safe mode.
