Spacecraft name | MDQubeSat-2 (MDQubesat-1) |
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Type | PocketQube |
Units or mass | PocketQube 2p |
Status | Operational (TinyGS last packets from 2024-12-18, last checked 2024-12-18) |
Launched | 2023-12-01 |
NORAD ID | 58665 |
Deployer | Albapod [Alba Orbital] |
Launcher | Falcon 9 (425 Project) (D-Orbit ION) (Alba Cluster) |
Deployment | Deployed from D-Orbit ION on 2023-12-22 |
Entity name | Innova Space |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Country | Argentina |
Partners | Miota Space |
Oneliner |
Proof of concept for IoT communications through picosatellites in LEO. |
Description | |
Notes |
D-Orbit Beyond mission booklet calls this as MDQUBESAT-1, but a satellite with that name has launched before, and Alba Orbital press release talks about MDQUBESAT-2. The booklet also says Miota Space, but it is an alternative name for Innova Space. Confirmed with the CEO. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] |
On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-12-18