Sunsat is a micro-satellite built by post-graduate engineering students in the Electronic Systems Laboratory, in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Stellenbosch.It was launched in 1999 on a Delta II Launch Vehicle. Payloads include NASA experiments, Radio Amateur communications, a high resolution imager, precision attitude control, and school experiments. SUNSAT was launched on the 11th attempt at 10h29:45 GMT on 23 February 1999.
