| Spacecraft | CP3 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Was operational until ? (Official website claims it was operational, Skyrocket and DK3WN claim no signals. |
| Launched | 2007-04-17 |
| NORAD ID | 31129 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organisation | California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly |
| Oneliner |
Educational space systems engineering with focus on ADCS. |
| Description |
The primary mission of CP3 is to implement an attitude control system using only magnetic torquers embedded within the side panels. Attitude determination is performed using two-axis magnetometers on each side panel as well as observation imagers on the payload face. As with all of our CubeSats, a primary mission is also education. Our project is student-run and we aim to design, build, launch and operate a satellite with as much student involvement as possible. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-09-08
