AAUSAT 1 (AAU-CubeSat, AAU CubeSat)

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Name AAUSAT 1 (AAU-CubeSat, AAU CubeSat)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Was operational until 2003-09-22.
Launched 2003-03-30
NORAD ID 27846
Deployer P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Rokot
Organization Aalborg University
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Headquarters Denmark
Launch brokerer Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS-SFL)
Oneliner

Educational space systems engineering with ADCS and imaging.

Description
  • Students have achieved some useful knowledge of space technology.
  • Communication is established with the satellite and housekeeping information is retrieved.
  • Test ACS performance.
  • Take pictures of certain locations on earth. Imaging Earth with CMOS camera. Attitude control with coils.
Failure cause Battery degradation problems.
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Last modified: 2023-06-08

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