RAAF M1 Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite name	RAAF M1 ( (CubeSat-M1)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	No signal (Official LinkedIn post from March 2019)
Launched	2018-12-03
NORAD ID	43779?
Deployer	QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace],?
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA)
Organization	University of New South Wales (UNSW Canberra)
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Nation	Australia
Launch brokerer	Spaceflight
Partners	Australian Defence Force (ADF)
Oneliner	Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies and collect AIS and ADS-B messages.
Description	Deliver to the RAAF AIS / ADS-B capability across the globe using COTS AIS and ADS-B systems. Test, validate and further develop Australian SSA capabilities by providing engineering design and performance data for the design of future passive radar systems to track LEO spacecraft. Develop and demonstrate software defined radio capability, which is used to support AIS and ADS-B monitoring and recording and GNSS SDR receive capability for passive LEO tacking. Develop and demonstrate building-block technologies and CONOPS for future ADF space capabilities. Bespoke mechanical design supporting a large deployable model, a custom UNSW Canberra flight computer, custom deployable antennae and custom software defined radio receivers.
Failure cause	Unknown, but suspecting COTS radio
Sources	[1]
Photo sources	[1]
Subsystems sources	[1]
Keywords	AIS, ADS-B
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