| Spacecraft name | ALICE (AFIT LEO iMESA CNT Experiment) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Was operational? (Confirmed operational in 2014, no recent public news found) |
| Launched | 2013-12-06 |
| NORAD ID | 39467 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Organisation | Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | US |
| Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
| Partners | NRO, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) |
| Oneliner |
Demonstration of new small satellite propulsion based on carbon nanotube array. |
| Description |
The satellite carries the iMESA (Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer) and the CNT (Carbon Nano-Tube) experiments. The carbon nanotube array on ALICE represents a significant enhancement in small satellite propulsion. Georgia Tech manufactured the carbon nanotube array and AFIT built the payload and assembled and tested the satellite. Performance of the carbon nanotube array will be done using custom built integrated miniaturized electrostatic analyzer (iMESA) sensors, based on designs provided by the U.S. Air Force Academy. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
