| Spacecraft name | AENEAS |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Semi-operational? Was operational, but batteries not holding in eclipse. (Last SatNOGS report with data 2023-05-06. Checked on 2023-06-08) |
| Launched | 2012-09-13 |
| NORAD ID | 38760 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Entity name | University of Southern California |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly, Naval Postgraduate School |
| Partners | Nowaworks group, Northrop Grumman |
| Oneliner |
Tracking cargo containers over the ocean with deployable parabolic antenna. |
| Description |
Tracking cargo containers over the open ocean with a 1-watt WiFi-like transceiver. This mission uses a custom-built deployable mesh antenna, and stretches the attitude control and power generation capabilities of the Colony I bus to its limits. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Keywords | Deployable parabolic antenna |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
