Name | THEA (Aurora Insight, Alpha) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational (Public news on 2019-04-18) |
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 |
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. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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