CACTUS-1 (Coordinated Applied Capitol Technology University Satellite)

CACTUS-1
CACTUS-1
CACTUS-1
Satellite name CACTUS-1 (Coordinated Applied Capitol Technology University Satellite)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Mass in kg 2.8 kg
Status Semi-operational? (SatNOGS reports with visible signals, but not with data. Only official news found is about no signal after 30 days as of 2021-08-18)
Launched 2021-01-17
NORAD ID ?
Deployer FANTM-RAiL [Xtenti]
Launcher LauncherOne
Organization Capitol Technology University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer NASA CSLI / ELaNa
Oneliner

Technological demonstration of a cost-saving communications and commanding innovation.

Description

Technological demonstration of a cost-saving communications and commanding innovation. The payload will lower investment in communications and ground systems technology by licensing conventional internet satellite providers for low earth orbit use. The CubeSat’s aerogel-based Particle Capture and Measurement instrument is the first CubeSat-based orbital debris detector to be flown in low-Earth orbit.

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Keywords Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat

Last modified: 2023-06-03

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