SUCHAI 2 @ Nanosats Database

Spacecraft	SUCHAI 2
Form factor	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	Operational (SatNOGS reports with data and Twitter post seem to be continuing as of 2022-12-21. SmallSat 2023 presentation.)
Launched	2022-04-01
NORAD ID	52192
Deployer	QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace],?
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Transporter-4)
Organisation	University of Chile
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Headquarters	Chile
Partners	Aurora Space
Oneliner	Ionosphere and magnetosphere research. Optical payloads.
Description	Main mission was to continue the study of the space environment started by SUCHAI Cubesat, but this time using two magnetometers, a particle counter, a double-frequency GPS, and a flat Langmuir probe. The flat Langmuir probe of SUCHAI-2, contrary to the spherical deployable Langmuir probe of SUCHAI, requires attitude control of the satellite. Thus, the second main mission of SUCHAI-2 was to estimate and control the satellite by using several inertial sensors, an inhouse-developed star tracker, magnetorquers, and an in-house-developed three-reaction-wheel system. Thus, we added a UV-visible camera to SUCHAI-2 with the support of another Chilean grant, funding that in the end paid for its launch.
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Photo sources	[1] [2] [3] [4]
COTS subsystems	OBC - GomSpace NanoMind TRANSCEIVER - GomSpace UHF EPS - GomSpace SOLAR PANELS - GomSpace SUN SENSOR - GomSpace NanoSense FSS
Subsystems sources	[1]

Last modified: 2023-12-02