| Name | CanX-2 ((Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiments) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Operational? (Last eoPortal report from 2017 and mentioned in an article by O. Montenbruck written in 2019) |
| Launched | 2008-04-28 |
| NORAD ID | 32790 |
| Deployer | XPOD (eXperimental Push Out Deployer) [UTIAS/SFL] |
| Launcher | PSLV |
| Organisation | Space Flight Laboratory |
| Institution | Institute |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | Canada |
| Launch brokerer | Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS-SFL) |
| Oneliner |
ADCS technology demonstrations including propulsion module. Radio occultation experiment, atmospheric spectrometer and space materials experiment. |
| Description |
GPS radio occultation experiment to characterize the upper atmosphere (University of Calgary), an atmospheric spectrometer to measure greenhouse gases (York University), and a space materials experiment to evaluate the effects of atomic oxygen on a protective coating (University of Toronto). The technologies that have been successfully tested include a novel propulsion system (Nanosatellite Propulsion System, or “NANOPS”), custom UHF and S-band radios, innovative attitude sensors and actuators, and a modified commercial GPS receiver. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
Detailed CanX-2 entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)
