| Name | Pegasus (AT03) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | Operational (Telemetry on official website last updated on 2023-06-07 last checked 2023-06-08) |
| 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 |
| Partners | QB50, Vienna Technical Universety |
| 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] [2] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
Detailed Pegasus entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)
