Name | HuskySat-1 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational (Confirmation by the team and many reports with telemetry on Twitter as of 2020-04-10) |
Launched | 2019-11-02 |
NORAD ID | 45113 |
Deployer | NRCSD-E (External NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) |
Launcher | Antares (ELaNa 25) (NG-12) |
Deployment | Deployed from Cygnus on 2020-01-31 |
Organisation | University of Washington |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate propulsion and high-speed transmission for a Moon mission. |
Description |
Demonstrate onboard plasma propulsion and high gain telemetry for LEO that would be a precursor for an attempt at a larger CubeSat designed for orbital insertion at the Moon. |
Results |
On the first active pass over Seattle, just 2 hours after deployment, students used the UW ground station to command the satellite to change operational modes. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Keywords | Propulsion, |
Space photos |
Last modified: 2023-01-06
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