AeroCube-5

AeroCube-5
AeroCube-5
Spacecraft AeroCube-5
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1.5U
Organisation Aerospace Corporation
Institution Non-profit
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Country US
Launch brokerer Tyvak, ?
Oneliner

Demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device.

Description

Demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device.

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Keywords De-orbit device

Related Spacecraft

Satellite Status Rocket Date Orbit
AeroCube-5A (AeroCube 5A) Reentry 2023-04-19. Was operational? (Confirmation from 2017, no recent public news found) Atlas V 2013-12-06 460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg
AeroCube-5B Reentry 2022-11-23. Was operational? (Confirmation from 2017, no recent public news found) Atlas V 2013-12-06 460 x 890 km, 120.5 deg
AeroCube-5C Operational? (No recent public news found but was likely operational and may still be as of 2023-06-09) Atlas V 2015-10-08 500 x 800 km, 64.8 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-09

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