| Satellite | BEVO 2 (Bevo-2, LONESTAR) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2017-06-13. No signal? (Unable to find reports) |
| Launched | 2015-12-06 |
| NORAD ID | 41314 |
| Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Atlas V (AggieSat-4) |
| Deployment | Deployed from Aggiesat-4 on 2016-01-26 |
| Organization | University of Texas at Austin |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Country | US |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Partners | Texas A&M University |
| Oneliner |
Demonstratine Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking (ARD) technology. |
| Description |
Demonstrating Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking (ARD) technology for use on cost effective, low power microsatellite infrastructures. demonstrate a state-of-the-art CubeSat attitude determination and control (ADC) suite that will be necessary to conduct ARD. The ADC suite includes a GPS receiver, MEMS gyroscopes, an accelerometer, sun sensors, star tracker, magnetometer, reaction wheels, torque rods, and a cold-gas propulsion unit. Additionally, the LONESTAR (AggieSat-4) spacecraft will photograph its partner satellite and conduct crosslink communications to calculate relative navigation solutions. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
