AeroCube-12 Satellites

AeroCube-12
Name AeroCube-12
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Organization Aerospace Corporation
Institution Non-profit
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Country US
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Oneliner

Demonstrate new CubeSat platform technologies and nanotechnology payloads.

Description

Demonstrate new star-tracker imaging sensors, a variety of nanotechnology payloads, advanced solar cells, and an electric propulsion system on one of the two satellites (AC12-B). The experiments performed with the AC12 program will build upon technologies tested on the AC8 CubeSats.

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Keywords Propulsion

Related Spacecraft

Spacecraft Status Rocket Launch date Orbit
AeroCube-12 A (AC12-A, AeroCube 12A) Reentry 2023-05-26. Was operational? (Space-Track is not showing re-entry yet. No recent news found since deployment, but was likely operational and may still be as of 2023-06-09) Antares 2018-05-21 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus
AeroCube-12 B (AC12-B, AeroCube 12B) Reentry 2023-08-14. Was operational? (No recent news found since deployment, but was likely operational and may still be as of 2023-06-09) Antares 2018-05-21 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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