| Satellite | CUNYSAT 1 |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | No signal |
| Launched | 2013-12-06 |
| NORAD ID | 39470 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Organisation | City University of New York (CUNY) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
| Partners | Medgar Evers College, City College of New York, College of Staten Island, Queensborough Community College and Brooklyn College |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies. |
| Description |
Design, assemble and test a basic pathfinder with mostly commericial-off-the-shelf components, 2: provide workforce experiences for undergraduate students and 3. to build capacity for faculty research. Gather information on battery and solar cell efficiencies as well as satellite spin. The original science objective was an investigation of ionospheric disturbances but this was de-scoped due to power constraints and postponed for another CubeSat mission. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
