| CAPE-1 | |
| Mission Type: | Technology |
| Operator: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Cospar Id: | 2007-012P |
| Satcat: | 31130 |
| Mission Duration: | (in progress) |
| Spacecraft Type: | 1U CubeSat |
| Launch Mass: | 0.879kg (01.938lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur 109/95 |
| Launch Contractor: | ISC Kosmotras |
| Orbit Epoch: | 17 April 2007[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 646km (401miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 793km (493miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 98.1° |
| Orbit Period: | 99.2 minutes |
| Orbit Eccentricity: | 0,01036 |
| Apsis: | gee |
CAPE-1 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment) is an amateur miniaturized satellite developed by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The CubeSat was launched successfully into orbit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April 2007 after a delay of several weeks.[2]
An amateur radio frequency in the 70-centimeter band was used during the satellite's operation. Intermittent continuous wave and AX.25 telemetry beacons were sent at one watt with the call sign K5USL.[2] CAPE-1 has ceased operation, and is succeeded by the CAPE-2 picosatellite, a 1U Cubesat operating on the 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands.