| Name | Mea Huaka'i (Mea Huaka, Voyager) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Launch failure |
| Launched | 2006-07-26 |
| NORAD ID | Launch failure |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organization | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Country | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate CubeSat bus and test active antenna for high speed communication. |
| Description |
Set of temperature sensors to verify UH-designed thermal modeling software, but the actual mission was just learning to build a bus. Active antenna - test a 5.8-GHz active antenna (grid oscillator) for high bandwidth communication. Grid oscillators do not require deployment, are tolerant to single-point failures, and facilitate long-link communications at microwave frequencies. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
