Name | KickSat-2 |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Reentry 2019-04-02. Was semi-operational. Antenna likely failed to deploy, but Kicksats were ejected. |
Launched | 2018-11-17 |
NORAD ID | 44046 |
Deployer | NRCSD-E (External NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) |
Launcher | Antares |
Deployment | Deployed from Cygnus on 2019-02-14 |
Organisation | Cornell University |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner | Reflight of KickSat to carry and deploy 200 Sprites. |
Failure cause | Antenna likely failed to deploy, but Kicksats were ejected. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Chipsats-Sprites |
Last modified: 2021-03-21
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