AeroCube-4

AeroCube-4
AeroCube-4
AeroCube-4
Name AeroCube-4
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Organisation Aerospace Corporation
Institution Non-profit
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Nation US
Launch brokerer Cal Poly, Naval Postgraduate School
Partners U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center's Development Planning Directorate
Oneliner

Attitude control with movable solar panels for formation flying.

Description

Solar panel wings that close and open to tune the ballistic coefficient enabling efficient formation flying, three-axis attitude control to 1º absolute accuracy.

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Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launch Orbit
AeroCube-4A (AeroCube 4.5A) Was operational until 2012-11-30. Contact lost shortly after wing-close command was issued. 2012-09-13 470 x 780 km, 64.7 deg
AeroCube-4B (AeroCube 4.5B) Was operational until? (Last confirmation from 2015. No recent public news found) 2012-09-13 470 x 780 km, 64.7 deg
AeroCube-4C Was operational until? (Last confirmation from 2015. No recent public news found) 2012-09-13 470 x 780 km, 64.7 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-08
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