| Satellite name | BEESAT-9 (TUBSAT-17) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Operational (Official social media after launch. Last SatNOGS report with data on 2023-06-03 as of 2023-06-11) |
| Launched | 2019-07-05 |
| NORAD ID | 44412 |
| Deployer | EXOpod 12U/16U [Exolaunch] |
| Launcher | Sojuz |
| Organisation | Technical University of Berlin |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Germany |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies plus camera. |
| Description |
Educational, experimental satellite. The main objective is to verify 3- axes stabilization using a GPS receiver, reaction wheels and magnetorquers. A camera will take picture of Earth to verify the attitude of the satellite. A new attitude control actuator, developed in a PhD thesis, will be first flown on BEESAT-9. A second flight model is to be launched as part of the BEESAT-4 project. Under the name BEESAT-9, the engineering model of BEESAT-4 was modified and prepared for use in space. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
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Last modified: 2023-11-04
