ESTCube-2
ESTCube-2
ESTCube-2
ESTCube-2
Satellite name ESTCube-2
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Deployment failure
Launched 2023-10-09
NORAD ID Deployment failure
Deployer PSL / PSL-P (Picosatellite Launcher) [Astrofein]
Launcher Vega C (VV23)
Entity name University of Tartu
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Nation Estonia
Partners Tartu Observatory, Ventspils University College, Nanospace, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
Oneliner

Test CubeSat platform for Moon missions, deployment of 300 m tether for deorbiting and cameras.

Description

Test the deployment of 300 m tether for deorbiting. Test 2 Earth Observation cameras. Test technologies for ESTCube-2, which might go to Moon. High-speed COM module from Ventspils University College. Propulsion module from Nanospace.

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Keywords Tether, Propulsion

Last modified: 2023-11-04

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