| Name | AeroCube-5 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1.5U |
| Organisation | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Institution | Non-profit |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
| Oneliner | Demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Keywords | De-orbit device |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AeroCube-5A | Operational? (Confirmation from 2017, no recent public news found) | 2013-12-06 | 460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg |
| AeroCube-5B | Operational? (Confirmation from 2017, no recent public news found) | 2013-12-06 | 460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg |
| AeroCube-5C | Operational? (No recent public news found but likely operational) | 2015-10-08 | 500 x 800 km, 64.8 deg |
Last modified: 2021-03-21
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