| Satellite name | CAPSat (Cool Annealing Payload Satellite) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2023-01-31. Was operational until 2021-11-XX, about 1 month? (Post about file download on official website on 2021-11-08 but SmallSat2022 paper said that functionality was lost after launch as of 2022-12-24) |
| Launched | 2021-08-29 |
| NORAD ID | 49276 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (CRS-23) (ELaNa 36) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2021-10-12 |
| Entity name | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Oneliner |
Investigate attitude control with strain-actuated deployable panels plus active thermal system. |
| Description |
Investigate three navigation and control technology demonstrations utilizing strain-actuated deployable panels, an active thermal system for small spacecraft, and single-photon avalanche detectors. |
| Results | |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
