| Name | VELOX-I (N-Sat, VELOX 1) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Mass in kg | 4.088 kg |
| Status | Semi-operational? Was operational until 2014-08-XX? (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-24, but data is suspicious. JA0CAW and DK3WN reports end in 2014. Checked on 2019-05-25) |
| Launched | 2014-06-30 |
| NORAD ID | 40057 |
| Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | PSLV |
| Entity name | Nanyang Technological University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Singapore |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and first Singapore nanosatellite with camera. |
| Description |
To launch the first Singapore’s nanosatellite VELOX-I, which is designed, built, and operated by students from different schools in the College of Engineering, NTU. To acquire images of Earth and transmit them back to ground station. A narrow angle camera with tele-optics is used to provide high-resolution images of Earth from LEO. To carry out experiments relevant to technology demonstration.Payloads include: a vision system, a dual-FOV sun sensor. To piggyback launch a picosatellite (VELOX-PIII) for intersatellite communication experiment. Optics extension system all use spring-loaded mechanisms for deployment after launch. Imaging system with extended optics for 20 m ground resolution, a quantum physics payload and an intersatellite communications payload. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Last modified: 2023-12-21
