Name | DTUSat-2 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | Semi-operational? (Last JA0CAW report 2019-05-24. Last SatNOGS report 2018-09-15 Last DK3WN report 2016-07-13. Checked on 2019-05-25. Commanding never achieved, only beacon) |
Launched | 2014-06-19 |
NORAD ID | 40030 |
Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Dnepr |
Organisation | Technical University of Denmark |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Denmark |
Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
Oneliner | Satellite-based radio-tracking system capable of locating small birds with intercontinental migrations. |
Failure cause | Battery has been destroyed as a consequence of wrong resistors and deep discharges due to optimizing passive attitude system for antenna directivity. |
Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2021-08-02
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