CAPE-Twiggs Spacecraft

Satellite name	CAPE-Twiggs (CAPE-Twiggs-CubeSat, Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	not launched, expected in 2026
Launcher	not launched
Entity name	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Nation	US
Oneliner	First prototype of a 3U CubeSat designed to contain and launch tethered SlimSat modules into very low-Earth orbit.
Description	First prototype of a 3U CubeSat designed to contain and launch tethered SlimSat modules into very low-Earth orbit. Having launched successful CubeSat missions in the past, the university’s current project will work with several other schools with little or no experience on the design, build, and operations of their own SlimSat module. CAPE-Twiggs will enhance both STEM education and the ability to conduct regular and collaborative space-based experiments on a larger scale.
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Last modified: 2026-01-03

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