| Satellite | Goliat |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2014-12-31. Was semi-operational until? Intermittent beacons, but no two-way communications. |
| Launched | 2012-02-13 |
| NORAD ID | 38080 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Vega |
| Organization | University of Bucharest |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Romania |
| Launch brokerer | ESA Education Office, Cal Poly |
| Partners | University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romanian Space Agency, Romanian Institute for Space Sciences |
| Oneliner |
Educational space systems engineering and camera. |
| Description |
Obtain a multidisciplinary team of students which, by the end of the project, shall be able to design, integrate and operate a full nanosatellite mission.
From a scientific point of view, the Romanian CubeSat will integrate three experiments in LEO: Dose-N – determining the total dose of radiation in orbit; SAMIS – micrometeorites detection in orbit; CICLOP – 3MP digital camera equipped with a custom lens mount. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
