Name | AeroCube-12 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Organisation | The Aerospace Corporation |
Institution | Non-profit |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate new CubeSat platform technologies and nanotechnology payloads. |
Description |
Demonstrate new star-tracker imaging sensors, a variety of nanotechnology payloads, advanced solar cells, and an electric propulsion system on one of the two satellites (AC12-B). The experiments performed with the AC12 program will build upon technologies tested on the AC8 CubeSats. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Keywords | Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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AeroCube-12 A (AC12-A) | Operational? (No recent news found since deployment, but very likely operational) | 2018-05-21 | 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
AeroCube-12 B (AC12-B) | Operational? (No recent news found since deployment, but very likely operational) | 2018-05-21 | 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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