POQUITO Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite	POQUITO (PocketQube for In Orbit Technology Operations)
Form factor	PocketQube
Units or mass	PocketQube 1p
Status	No signal? (No clear news or reports found and object not identified as of 2025-04-20)
Launched	2025-01-14
NORAD ID	?
Deployer	Albapod [Alba Orbital]
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Transporter-12) (D-Orbit ION) (Alba Cluster)
Deployment	Deployed from D-Orbit ION on 2025-01-22
Organization	University of Luxembourg
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Nation	Luxembourg
Oneliner	In-orbit demonstration of inter & intra satellite links between pico & femto satellite platforms.
Description	In-orbit demonstration of inter & intra satellite links between pico & femto satellite platforms. First PocketQube mission developed in the Interdisciplinary Center of Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg. POQUITO is a tiny 5×5×5 cm satellite that will host an even smaller 5×5×0.2cm satellite as its primary payload. Fly a PocketQube in low Earth orbit, Perform the inter-satellite communication between a ChipSat and a PocketQube via LED in visible light, and Transmit a CW beacon to Earth to promote the Luxembourgish space activities for radio amateurs. "PocketQube for In Orbit Technology Operations" (POQUITO) is the first PocketQube mission by the Interdisciplinary Center of Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg. This tiny 5cm3 1P satellite hosts an even smaller 5×5×0.2 cm satellite the size of a computer chip. POQUITO aims to test inter-satellite communications between a PocketQube and a ‘Chipsat’ via LED in visible light and transmit a CW beacon to Earth to promote Luxembourgish space activities for radio amateurs.
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On the same launch	AE1C AE1D ALainSat-1 ANSER Leader-S Balkan-1 BRO-16 BUZZER-1 Centauri-7 Centauri-8 Connecta IoT 5 Connecta IoT 6 Connecta IoT 7 Connecta IoT 8 Flock-4g 1 Flock-4g 2 Flock-4g 3 Flock-4g 4 Flock-4g 5 Flock-4g 6 Flock-4g 7 Flock-4g 8 Flock-4g 9 Flock-4g 10 Flock-4g 11 Flock-4g 12 Flock-4g 13 Flock-4g 14 Flock-4g 15 Flock-4g 16 Flock-4g 17 Flock-4g 18 Flock-4g 19 Flock-4g 20 Flock-4g 21 Flock-4g 22 Flock-4g 23 Flock-4g 24 Flock-4g 25 Flock-4g 26 Flock-4g 27 Flock-4g 28 Flock-4g 29 Flock-4g 30 Flock-4g 31 Flock-4g 32 Flock-4g 33 Flock-4g 34 Flock-4g 35 Flock-4g 36 Edison Elevation-1 FOREST-3 FOSSASat TAT-A FOSSASat TAT-E FUSION-1 GEN1 HCT-SAT 1 InnoCube IRIS-F2 IRIS-F3 Lemur-2 197 Lemur-2 198 Lemur-2 199 Lemur-2 200 Lemur-2 201 Lemur-2 202 LIME Otter Parus-T1 PAUSAT1 SAT GUS SATurnin-1 SCOT TechEdSat-22 TROLL VEERY-0F LOGSATS 2 LusoSpace 0 Sedna 2 HADES-R Hello Space 2 Hello Space 3 HYDRA-2 HYPE POQUITO PROMETHEUS-1 BlueBon FOSSASat TAT-O

Last modified: 2025-04-22