InhollandSat-1 Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Name	InhollandSat-1
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	not launched, expected in 2028
Launcher	not launched
Organization	Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Headquarters	Netherlands
Oneliner	Two-way optical communication via Infrared LEDs and Photodiode and EO payload facilitating NOx monitoring.
Description	InhollandSat-1 is a 6U XL CubeSat project at the Aeronautical and Precision Engineering department of Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Delft, the Netherlands. This project is executed by graduates, interns and students enrolled in the Space Engineering Minor at the Inholland Space Lab. InhollandSat-1 started in 2022 and is set to launch to a 525 km sun synchronous orbit NET 2028. Payloads of InhollandSat-1: Primary Payload: Optical SatCom System (OSCS) ; Ensures two-way optical communication via Infrared LEDs (downlink) and Photodiode (uplink). Secondary Payload: Earth Observation Payload (EOP) facilitating NOx monitoring. Technology demonstrator: De-Orbit Device (DOD) consisting of Deployable drag sail to Mitigate Debris and actively contibuting to a sustainable LEO environment.
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Last modified: 2024-12-30