# Cape Peninsula University of Technology
*research-institute . companies*

## Specifications
- **website**: https://www.cput.ac.za/
- **operator domains**: ["cput.ac.za"]
- **country**: South Africa
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-26
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"website":"https://www.cput.ac.za/","kind":"research-institute","operator_domains":"[\"cput.ac.za\"]","country":"South Africa"}

## Editorial
CPUT is a public university in Cape Town, South Africa, with active small-satellite research and operator work around CubeSat missions and buses.[^cput-home][^tut-fsati-about] Its ZACube activity includes ZACube-1, also known as TshepisoSat, launched in 2013 for educational and space-weather work, and ZACube-2, launched in 2018 with AIS and imaging payloads.[^wikipedia-zacube-1][^tut-fsati-about] For EO procurement, CPUT is most relevant as a university builder, operator, and training institution for small-satellite capability, not as a commercial imagery reseller.[^cput-home][^tut-fsati-about]

## Sources
- [cput-home] | Cape Peninsula University of Technology official website | https://www.cput.ac.za/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-26
- [wikipedia-zacube-1] | ZACube-1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZACube-1 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-26
- [tut-fsati-about] | French South African Institute of Technology (F'SATI) about page | https://www.tut.ac.za/citsis/engineering/fsati/about | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-26

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