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ZACube-2
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
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ZACube-2, also known as ZA-004, was a South African 3U CubeSat launched on 2018-12-27 on Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat from Vostochny.[1] The mission carried a software-defined-radio AIS receiver for vessel detection and a medium-resolution imager for ocean-colour and large-fire tracking demonstrations.[1] It supported maritime-domain-awareness, coastal-water-quality, and wildfire applications before decaying from orbit on 2024-04-24.[2][1] The mission used a 3U CubeSat bus developed through the same South African university satellite programme as ZACube-1.[3][1]
All fields
| current status | ended |
| operator | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| platform | zacube-2-3u-bus |
| launch vehicle | roscosmos-soyuz-2 |
| Launched | 2018-12-27 |
| actual end of life | 2024-04-24 |
| orbit type | Decayed LEO/SSO; CelesTrak records impact/decay on 2024-04-24 |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Maritime-domain-awareness, ocean-colour, and fire-tracking demonstrations |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | unclaimed |
Compositional position
- [1]CelesTrak SATCAT record for ZACube-2community2026-06-21
- [2]ZACUBE 2 (ZA 004), Gunter Space Pagethird party2026-06-21
- [3]Cape Peninsula University of Technologyoperator marketing2026-06-21