ThinSat-2
ThinSat-2
ThinSat-2
Satellite name ThinSat-2
Spacecraft type ThinSat
Units or mass ThinSat 1T
Mass in kg 2.14 kg
Organization Virginia Space
Institution Non-profit
Entity type Academic / Education
Country US
Partners NearSpace Launch (NSL), Twiggs Space Lab, Orbital ATK, NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Oneliner

ThinSat satellite platform for educational training.

Description

Low cost, short term program that will increase student engagement and interest in STEM fields. Short-term missions completed in a school year. Uses latest technology for satellites. Universal satellite design integrated with personalized payload. Scientific analysis of the atmosphere. Approximately 5 days of orbit life. No space debris after ThinSat deorbit.

Sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Photo sources [1] [2]
Keywords Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat

Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launcher Date Orbit
ThinSat-2A (Coast Guard 1, MEDO-1, ODU, TSL-1, TU) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal. Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2B (TSL-3, TSL-2, MS-2, MEDO-2, GMU) Reentry 2021-02-22? 3 out of a total of 30 ThinSats were operational for less than 1 hour) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2C (NSE, MS-3, MEMSat, MEDO-3, MEDO-4) Reentry 2021-02-22? 3 out of a total of 30 ThinSats were operational for less than 1 hour) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2D (MEDO-5, MEDO-6, MEDO-7, ProtoSat, Salisbury University, TSL-4, TSL-5, MS-4) Reentry 2021-02-22? 3 out of a total of 30 ThinSats were operational for less than 1 hour) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2E (Virginia Tech, VATech, VT ThickSat) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal (2021 CubeSat Developers Workshop) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2F (NSL-1, NSL-2) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal (2021 CubeSat Developers Workshop) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2G (NSL-3, Taylor University) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal (2021 CubeSat Developers Workshop) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2H (NSL-4, Career Academy) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal (2021 CubeSat Developers Workshop) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS
ThinSat-2I (NSL-5, University of Minnesota) Reentry 2021-02-22? No signal (2021 CubeSat Developers Workshop) Antares, (NG-15) 2021-02-20 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS

Last modified: 2023-06-09

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