Edison @ Nanosats Database

Name	Edison (Space Inventor Pioneer Cubesat)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	not launched, expected in 2024
Organisation	Space Inventor
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation	Denmark
Manufacturer	AIVT by Space Inventor
Operator	Space Inventor
Costs	$0.96M million for spacecraft, launch and operation.
Oneliner	Satellite with hosted payload and demonstrate laser communication system and flexible solar panel.
Description	Containing our newly developed laser communication system as well as our flexible solar panel, which allows several meters of solar array to be deployed from a small satellite. This mission will serve both as an in-orbit demonstration as well as a payload hosting platform for paying customers. In addition to the purpose of validating our platform and mission design, the satellite will also fly a number of new systems for in-orbit demenstration, such as our laser satcom module, which we are currently developing through the ESA ARTES ScyLight Program.
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Keywords	Laser transmitter

Edison (Space Inventor Pioneer Cubesat)