THEA @ Nanosats Database

Name	THEA (Aurora Insight, Alpha)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	Operational? (Public news on 2019-04-18 but no news found since as of 2023-06-10)
Launched	2018-12-03
NORAD ID	43796
Deployer	QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace],?
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA)
Organisation	SpaceQuest
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by SpaceQuest
Operator	SpaceQuest
GS Service	RBC Signals
Launch brokerer	Spaceflight
Partners	SpaceQuest
Oneliner	Test and evaluate a spectrum survey payload developed by Aurora Insight.
Description	Test and evaluate a spectrum survey payload developed by Aurora Insight. SpaceQuest will also test the effectiveness of a new VHF “backdoor” receiver that the company designed and built to receive executive commands and/or to reboot the satellite flight computer in the event of a system failure. The primary satellite mission of THEA is to test an experimental spectrum survey payload developed by Aurora Insight, a US company. The secondary satellite mission of THEA is to test a new “Backdoor” receiver developed by AAC SpaceQuest to send executive commands, to reboot the satellite flight computer, or to cycle the spacecraft power bus in the event of a system failure. The outcome of this testing will result in a significant advancement in satellite radio equipment technology.
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THEA (Aurora Insight, Alpha)