Name | i-INSPIRE II (Inspire-2, AU03) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 2U |
Status | Reentry 2018-11-24. Was operational. Saved with 25m antenna after space weather event in July 2017. Was quiet for 1.5 months. (Last DK3WN report 2018-11-23) |
Launched | 2017-04-18 |
NORAD ID | 42731 |
Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
Launcher | Atlas V (QB50) |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-27 |
Organisation | University of Sydney |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Australia |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner | Part of QB50 to study lower termosphere. |
Results | Communications damaged after space weather event in July 2017. |
Failure cause | Saved with 25m antenna. Space weather event in July 2017. Spacecraft was quiet for 1.5 months. Some unstated damage to communications system. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2021-03-21
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