Name | UNICubeSat-GG (Gravity Gradient) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | Reentry 2015-02-06. Was semi-operational until 2012-02-20, 1-2 weeks. |
Launched | 2012-02-13 |
NORAD ID | 38085 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Vega |
Organisation | Sapienza University of Rome |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Italy |
Launch brokerer | ESA Education Office, Cal Poly |
Oneliner | Demonstrate passive attitude control technique based on gravity gradient stabilization with deployable boom. |
Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2020-03-26
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