| Name | IDEASSat (Flying Squirrel, Feishu Weixing, INSPIRESat-2, Ionospheric Dynamics Explorer and Attitude Subsystem Satellite, INternational Satellite Program In Research and Education Satellite) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Operational (SmallSat 2021, UHF communications blackout started 2021-02-15 and continued until 2021-04-02) |
| Launched | 2021-01-24 |
| NORAD ID | 47458 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-1) |
| Organisation | National Central University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Taiwan |
| Partners | National Space Organization, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, National Central University and the National Space Organization in Taiwan, University of Versailles in France |
| Oneliner |
Measure ionospheric structure and plasma irregularities for radio communications monitoring. Compact ionosphere probe. |
| Description |
Measure the ionosphere activity which will affect satellite and terrestrial communication. Follow-up and form a constellation with INSPIRESat-1 to measure ionospheric structure and plasma irregularities for radio communications monitoring. |
| Failure cause | Some UHF transceiver issues and partial solar panel deployment. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
Detailed IDEASSat entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)
