Name | AeroCube-1 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | Launch failure |
Launched | 2006-07-26 |
NORAD ID | Launch failure |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Dnepr |
Organisation | Aerospace Corporation |
Institution | Non-profit |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Cal Poly |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies and CMOS camera. |
Description |
Mission is to test a communication system and the system bus plus a suite of CMOS cameras done by Harvey Mudd College. An omnidirectional patch antenna is used. |
Sources | [1] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
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