Israeli Nano Satellite Association

TAU-SAT1 – First Miniature Satellite Built on Tel Aviv U Campus – Orbiting Earth

By Jewish Press News Desk

At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.