Name | GreenCube (Italy-OSCAR 117, IO-117) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational (News on 2022-07-26 and numerous reports from radio amateurs on Twitter but not identified on Space-Trak as of 2022-12-19) |
Launched | 2022-07-13 |
NORAD ID | 53106 |
Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Vega C |
Organisation | Sapienza University of Rome |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Italy |
Launch brokerer | SAB Launch Services |
Oneliner |
Test an autonomous laboratory for the cultivation of microgreens on-board a CubeSat platform. |
Description |
The spacecraft is aimed at hosting an autonomous cultivation laboratory, a BLSS aimed at cultivating brassicacae microgreens in space. The spacecraft merges a mature bus, composed of part of the same components that were already assembled on 1KUNS-PF and LEDSAT, with a unique payload: a 2-Units large pressurized vessel hosting all the needed equipment for allowing the growth of microgreens. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Keywords | MEO orbit, Beyond LEO orbit, Propulsion |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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