Name | DUPLEX (Dual Propulsion Experiment) |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Launcher | not launched |
Entity name | CU Aerospace |
Institution | Company |
Entity type | Commercial |
Nation | US |
Manufacturer | AIVT by NearSpace Launch |
Partners | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Costs | $1.7 million |
Oneliner |
Equipped with two different propulsion systems. |
Description |
Test two of CU Aerospace’s thrusters in space to provide flight heritage for these new, innovative systems, significantly lowering risk for future customers |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] |
Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2024-05-29