Maroc-Tubsat (Zarkae Al Yamama) [TUB]
Official name MAROC TUBSAT
Alternative name Maroc-Tubsat
Cospar ID 2001-056D
Norad ID 27004
Launch date 2001-12-10
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Zenit-2
Country/Organization Morocco, Germany
Type application Earth observation
Operator CRTS, TU-Berlin
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 105.09
Inclination (deg) 99.73
Perigee (km) 985
Apogee (km) 1013
Eccentricity 0.014014014014014
Mean motion (revs. per day) 13.7025406794176
Semi-Major axis (km) 7377.135
Raan (deg) 285.5084
Arg of perigee (deg) 312.4262
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 45
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.4
Depth (m) 0.4
Span (m^2) 0.4
Contractors CRTS (payload), TU-Berlin (bus)
Equipment TV camera, store and forward communication payload
Propulsion None
Configuration Tubsat-C Bus
Power Solar cells, batteries

The MAROC-TUBSAT or Zarkae Al Yamama project is a cooperation between CRTS Morocco and the Institut für Luft-und Raumfahrttechnik in Berlin, where the Moroccan side is responsible for payload and launch and the German side for the satellite bus.

The camera has a focal length of 72 mm and a field of view of about 8°.

The main tasks of the satellite are Earth remote sensing and vegetation detection with a medium resolution of about 300 m, store and forward communications for mobile localization and developing attitude control strategies for high resolution earth observation.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
MAROC TUBSAT 2001-056D 2001-12-10 TTMTR Zenit-2 with Meteor-3M 1, Kompass, Badr B, Reflector