Coconut Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft name	Coconut
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher	Falcon 9, (Cygnus), (NG-24)
Organisation	Arizona State University
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Headquarters	US
Oneliner	Coconut will enable the creation of a communication network between different LoRa devices.
Description	Add a LoRa ground station to achieve better coverage, greater penetration, and further range than possible without an orbital store-and-forward solution. Coconut will enable the creation of a communication network between different LoRa devices. The primary mission of Coconut is to provide a digipeater service for amateurs using inexpensive, low powered LoRa Modules. This will allow students at ASU and other amateur radio users to interact using inexpensive ground nodes. Coconut is being built 100% by students. it is a proof of concept that demonstrates the capabilities of students to build their own CubeSat. In addition, we will host a store and forward experiment, whereby amateurs can register on our project website, and then have data that they uplink, again using LoRa, captured at our ground station, and then forwarded by means of their choice to the specified recipient. The mission is oriented to students to engage in hands-on learning and experience with spacecraft hardware and radio transmission. It also will allow hams worldwide to utilize a standard digipeater function for the entire lifetime of the satellite, as well as give them the opportunity to participate in a store and forward experiment.
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Last modified: 2025-12-29