Premise: The Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite is the first miniaturized satellite designed and manufactured in South Africa. It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February 1999. Sunsat was built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of Stellenbosch. Its AMSAT designation was SO-35 (Sunsat Oscar 35).
Hypothesis: It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February 1999. The launch was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.