QubeScout 1 (QBscout)

QubeScout 1
QubeScout 1
Satellite QubeScout 1 (QBscout)
Spacecraft type PocketQube
Units or mass PocketQube 2.5p
Status Was operational?
Launched 2013-11-21
NORAD ID 39443
Deployer MRFOD (Morehead Rome Femtosatellites Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Dnepr
Deployment Deployed from UniSat-5 on 2013-11-29
Organization Maryland State University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Country US
Launch brokerer GAUSS
Partners Science and Technology Corporation
Oneliner

Test a micro sun-sensor that can be used to find and point instruments toward the sun.

Description

Test a micro sun-sensor that can be used to find and point instruments toward the sun.

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Last modified: 2023-06-09

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