| Satellite name | Serenity II |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2022-10-05, 5 days due to lower than planned orbit. Signals received before reentry according to Payload interview on 2023-01-10. |
| Launched | 2022-10-01 |
| NORAD ID | ? (Objects not identified due to low orbit?) |
| Deployer | Firefly 3U {Firely] |
| Launcher | Firefly Alpha |
| Organisation | Teachers in Space |
| Institution | Non-profit |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Quub |
| Operator | Quub |
| Partners | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hilo Intermediate School |
| Oneliner |
Educational mission to allow interaction with the CubeSat and blockchain for inter-satellite transactions. |
| Description |
Villanova University College of Engineering is collaborating with Teachers in Space, Inc., a non-profit organization that developed the “Serenity” educational cubesat satellite, to launch the first, private, blockchain satellite to validate the technology for inter-satellite transactions. Targeting elementary and secondary school students and teachers led by Ham operators, as well as other Hams, the Serenity mission will allow interaction with the CubeSat, requesting a download of data on spacecraft health, location, and radiation levels measured on the spacecraft. Interest in this activity will be incented when school groups post packets received on the Teachers In Space website, and obtain recognition for the schools and individual Hams by doing so. A 3U Cubesat project. In carrying out this mission, orbital flight heritage will be gained for the Serenity design and design standard. Serenity is a low cost bus design that can be built with 3D printing, and assembled and operated by schools both for orbital and for suborbital missions, as well as in the classroom. Sensors will include:
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| Failure cause | Lower than planned orbit resulting in only 4-5 day orbital lifetime. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2023-12-13
