| Spacecraft name | SKCube-2 |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | cancelled |
| Organization | Slovak Organisation for Space Activities |
| Institution | Non-profit |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Headquarters | Slovakia |
| Partners | Institute of Experimental Physics |
| Oneliner |
Precursor or a demo mission for a fleet of at least nine 3U CubeSats, which shall be equipped with CsI gamma-ray detectors. |
| Description |
GRB detector payload. SDR transceiver, new sun sensors, precise attitude control. Precursor or a demo mission for a fleet (Project Camelot) of at least nine 3U cubesats which shall be equipped with CsI (Tl scintillator based soft gamma-ray detectors read out by multi-pixel photon counters (silicon photomultipliers). Main goals of project: In-flight test Tl scintillator for future gamma-ray burst (GRB) monitoring missions; In-flight test of precise timing system for GRB detector experiment; In-flight test of new S/X communication system; In-flight test of new Star Tracker; In-flight test of new advanced, precise and smart sun sensor; In-flight of deployable system (solar panels); In-flight of new software onboard communication protocol. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
