| Satellite name | CySat 1 (CySat-1, CY-SAT-1, Cyclone Satellite 1) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2025-01-14. No signal? (News a week after launch did not have successful contact. Identified because DORA was operational? Last checked 2024-12-16) |
| Launched | 2024-08-04 |
| NORAD ID | 61501 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Cygnus) (NG-21) (ELaNa 52) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2024-10-09 |
| Entity name | Iowa State University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Partners | Softronics |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and demonstration of CubeSat platform technologies for asteroid surveying payload. |
| Description |
Design, build, test, and fly ISU's first satellite. Establish platform for future ISU satellites. Provide a real world application for students to apply knowledge and course work. Successfully integrate radiometers. Technology demonstration to prepare an asteroid surveying payload and 3U satellite platform for operation in an asteroid environment, and enable students to design a small satellite system and mission from concept to flight. |
| Results | |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2025-04-25
