Name | CAT (CubeSat Assessment and Test) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Organisation | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner |
Key lessons learned from the ORS TECH and RAVAN missions are being applied to this mission. |
Results |
CAT mission has been successful in maintaining the desired in-track separation. The CAT spacecraft have never been below the 10-km separation range limit and only exceeded the 150-km separation range limit twice. First due to initial deployment velocity and delayed initiation of drag maneuvering. Second due to a series of untimely safe-mode and command lock-outs. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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CAT A (CAT-1, CubeSat Assessment and Test, CATSat-1) | Reentry 2021-04-13. Was operational (Smallsat 2021) | 2018-12-05 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
CAT B (CAT-2, CubeSat Assessment and Test, CATSat-2) | Reentry 2021-04-13. Was operational (Smallsat 2021) | 2018-12-05 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Last modified: 2023-01-06
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