| Name | Pegasus (AT03) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | Operational (Official website 2020-12-27) |
| Launched | 2017-06-23 |
| NORAD ID | 42784 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | PSLV (QB50) |
| Organisation | University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Austria |
| Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
| Oneliner |
Part of QB50 to study lower termosphere. |
| Description |
Multi-needle Langmuir probes (mNLP) for the QB50 project and will provide information about essential properties of the plasma in the thermosphere such as the electron temperature and –density. Features a Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) as propulsion unit. QB50. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo Sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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