SpIRIT @ Nanosats Database

Name	SpIRIT (Space Industry – Responsive – Intelligent – Thermal)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Mass in kg	11.5 kg
Status	not launched, expected in 2023
Organisation	University of Melbourne
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Nation	Australia
Manufacturer	AIVT by Inovor
Operator	Inovor
Costs	$2.8M grant for the project.
Oneliner	Demonstrator cubesat carrying an X-ray detector and propulsion system.
Description	Demonstrator cubesat carrying an X-ray detector provided by the Italian Space Agency and innovative Australian-made technologies including sophisticated on-board computers and radios, and our miniaturised electric propulsion system. It will run a suite of powerful scientific instruments, cameras, guidance systems, communication antennae, on-board computers with artificial intelligence capabilities, and even its own electric propulsion thruster.
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Keywords	Propulsion

SpIRIT (Space Industry – Responsive – Intelligent – Thermal)