Name | TuPOD |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Reentry 2017-09-08. Was operational until 2017-01-24 by design, batteries were drained. |
Launched | 2016-12-09 |
NORAD ID | 41936 |
Deployer | J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | H-IIB (H2B) |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2017-01-16 |
Organisation | GAUSS |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation | Italy |
Launch brokerer | JAXA |
Oneliner | Deploy 2 TubeSats and Morse code transmissions. |
Failure cause | Batteries were drained and no solar panels to recharge. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2021-03-21
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