Name | Unicorn-1 |
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Type | PocketQube |
Units or mass | PocketQube 2p |
Status | No signal? (Object not identified in Space-Track as of 2022-12-19 and communications not confirmed on official social media) |
Launched | 2022-01-13 |
NORAD ID | ? |
Deployer | Albapod [Alba Orbital] |
Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-3) (Alba Cluster 3) |
Organisation | Alba Orbital |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation | UK |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Alba Orbital |
Operator | Alba Orbital |
Partners | Avanti Plc, Spacebooth, Kubos, GAUSS, Glasgow University |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate PocketQube technologies and trial a link to an Avanti geo-synchronous satellite called Artemis. |
Description |
Experimental 2.2GHz S-Band half duplex radio which will trial a link to an Avanti geo-synchronous satellite called Artemis. The secondary payload is an experimental ADS-B receiver to listen to aircraft beacons. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
COTS subsystems |
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Keywords | ADS-B |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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