Spacecraft | ARC-1 (Alaska Research CubeSat) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | No signal |
Launched | 2015-10-08 |
NORAD ID | 40969 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Atlas V |
Entity name | University of Alaska |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
Oneliner |
Educational training and demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies. |
Description |
Provide authentic, interdisciplinary, hands-on student experiences in science and engineering through the design, development, and operation of a student small satellite mission. Characterize the thermal and vibration environment inside the launch vehicle from ignition to orbit insertion. Validate a novel low power Attitude Control and Determination System (ACDS). Validate a high bandwidth communication system by obtaining images of changing snow/ice coverage in arctic regions. |
Failure cause | Did not turn on with separation switch failure thought to be the main cause. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29