OptiCube

OptiCube
Name OptiCube
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Organisation California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer Tyvak, ?
Partners NRO
Oneliner

Passive on-orbit target for calibration and orbital debris studies.

Description

Provide on-orbit targets for ground assets to calibrate sensors for orbital debris studies and small-object tracking improvements These satellites were produced as a back-up on short notice on request of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and the Air Force's Starfire Optical Range, when it became clear, that not enough CubeSats would be ready to fill all the launch slots on the ULTRASAT mission.

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Photo sources [1]
Keywords Passive mass dummy

Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launch Orbit
OptiCube 1 (O/C, Optical CubeSat) Passive. Mass dummy. 2015-05-20 360 x 700 km, 55 deg
OptiCube 2 (O/C, Optical CubeSat) Passive. Mass dummy. 2015-05-20 360 x 700 km, 55 deg
OptiCube 3 (O/C, Optical CubeSat) Passive. Mass dummy. 2015-05-20 360 x 700 km, 55 deg
OptiCube 4 (O/C, Optical CubeSat) Passive. Mass dummy basically. 2016-11-11 580 km, 97.8 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-08
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