HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
HERON Mk II
Spacecraft name HERON Mk II (Mark II)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status No signal? (Ground station issues as per Instagram post on 2023-12-19. SatNOGS is inconclusive and object not identified as of 2023-12-21)
Launched 2023-11-11
NORAD ID ?
Deployer ? [Quad-M, Xterra]
Launcher Falcon 9 (Transporter-9)
Organization University of Toronto
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters Canada
Launch brokerer SEOPS
Oneliner

Unique biological payload aimed to assess the risk of infections during long-term space missions

Description

Unique biological payload aimed to assess the risk of infections during long-term space missions. Includes biology, microfluidics, and instrumentation.

Carries a custom optical measurement payload platform for a biological experiment that will measure the virulence and drug resistance of the C. albicans yeast in a space environment. The results of this research are intended to be used to inform human space travel in the future.

Secondary missions include the training and education of our team members in the design and development of spacecraft, as well as in the operation of radio equipment. 

Sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
COTS subsystems
  • ANTENNA - EnduroSat
  • TRANSCEIVER - EnduroSat

Last modified: 2023-12-21

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