Nodes
Nodes
Nodes
Nodes
Nodes
Satellite name Nodes
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 1.5U
Organisation NASA Ames Research Center
Institution Space agency
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Nation US
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Partners Montana State University, Santa Clara University
Oneliner

Technology demonstration of a pair of CubeSats with advanced cross-link and downlink communications capability.

Description

Nodes is a technology demonstration of a pair of lowcost 1.5U CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with advanced cross-link and downlink communications capability, suitable as a platform for Space Weather or other science applications requiring geographically distributed, synchronized data acquisition. Companion mission to EDSN, using the same satellite design with additional new software capabilities.

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Related Spacecraft

Spacecraft Status Launcher Date Orbit
Nodes J (Nodes B, Nodes 2) Reentry 2017-09-23. Was operational until 2017-04-XX? (Last JA0CAW report 2018-04-13) Atlas V 2015-12-06 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
Nodes K (NODes 1, Nodes 1, Nodes A) Reentry 2017-09-19. Was operational until 2017-04-XX? (Last JA0CAW report 2018-04-13) Atlas V 2015-12-06 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS

Last modified: 2023-11-04

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