| Name | Orbital Factory 2 (Orbital Factory II, OF-2) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Operational (Official news as of 2020-04-10) |
| Launched | 2019-11-02 |
| NORAD ID | 45119 |
| Deployer | NRCSD-E (External NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) |
| Launcher | Antares (ELaNa 25) (NG-12) |
| Deployment | Deployed from Cygnus on 2020-01-31 |
| Organisation | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Oneliner |
Test additive manufacturing utilizing conductive polymers to perform the simulated repair of a solar array junction in orbit. |
| Description |
Test additive manufacturing — or 3D printing — utilizing conductive polymers to perform the simulated repair of a solar array junction in orbit. Flight-demonstrate a 3D-printed capacitor and patch antenna, Electron Emission Film and Surface Charging Monitor. Establish ground uplink/downlink communication though primary UHF link, Providing UTEP engineering students experiences in satellite tracking and communications / telemetry concepts. • Demonstrate and observe operation of printing mechanism though visual (onboard camera) and electrical continuity validation. Secondary: • Command S-Band DL transmission. Acquiring OF-2 printer data, sensor data and images. • Demonstrate OF-2 software reconfiguration and RTOS reset via UHF UL. The S-band downlink is a demonstration and characterization activity for an experimental s-band antenna design. Designed to work in the S-band ISM band, this activity has the potential to extend the body of knowledge about S band antennas that would potentially support amateur operations. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Keywords | Additive manufacturing |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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