| Spacecraft name | Ex-Alta 2 (AlbertaSat-2, Experimental Albertan #2, EX-ALTA-2) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2023-10-31. No signal? No successful reports found as of 2023-04-27) |
| Launched | 2023-03-14 |
| NORAD ID | 56313 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (CRS-27) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2023-04-23 |
| Organization | University of Alberta |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Country | Canada |
| Partners | University of Calgary, York University, Aurora College, Yukon College, University of Saskatchewan |
| Oneliner |
Expand open-source platform and test imaging camera for wildfires. |
| Description |
Expand our open-source platform to include accessible, open-source satellite software, electronic, and mechanical designs to increase Canadian and world access to space. Fly a digital flux-gate magnometer, an instrument designed to monitor and better understand the effects of space weather on our communications systems. A MIDI audio transmission setting which will be used for outreach activities. Constellation consisting of 3 satellites: AlbertaSAT_Ex-Alta 2, YukonSat, and AuroraSat. Together, they form a common mission referred to as the Northern SPIRIT Consortium. |
| Notes |
One of 15 winners of Canadian CubeSat Project. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Keywords | Open-source |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2023-12-16
