| Spacecraft name | CP4 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Was operational until? Unkown time (Official website) |
| Launched | 2007-04-17 |
| NORAD ID | 31132 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organisation | California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies and energy dissipation experiment. Backup model of CP2. |
| Description |
The satellite launched under the name CP4 is the backup flight model of CP2. Energy dissipation experiment as well as a field-test of what the team has dubbed the CP Bus. CP2 marks our first attempt at “standardizing” a CubeSat bus to enable easier integration of a wide variety of payloads. |
| Failure cause | C&DH processor lock-up issue. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
