| Satellite name | BEESAT-2 |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2024-02-02. Was operational (Last report on social media 2023-04-21 last checked 2023-06-08) |
| Launched | 2013-04-19 |
| NORAD ID | 39136 |
| Deployer | PSL / PSL-P (Picosatellite Launcher) [Astrofein] |
| Launcher | Sojuz-2-1b |
| Deployment | Deployed from Bion-M1 on 2013-04-26 |
| Organisation | Technical University of Berlin |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Launch brokerer | Exolaunch |
| Partners | Astrofein |
| Oneliner |
Educational and technology demonstrations of reaction wheels and camera. |
| Description |
The primary mission objective is the technical testing of miniaturized reaction wheels for attitude stabilization of a pico using a camera for Earth observation as an exemplary payload. The secondary mission objective is to embed the satellite operation in the courses of the subject area. |
| Results | |
| Notes | |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Space photos |  
|
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-26
