Spacecraft | Nodes |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1.5U |
Organisation | NASA Ames Research Center |
Institution | Space agency |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Partners | Montana State University, Santa Clara University |
Oneliner |
Technology demonstration of a pair of CubeSats with advanced cross-link and downlink communications capability. |
Description |
Nodes is a technology demonstration of a pair of lowcost 1.5U CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with advanced cross-link and downlink communications capability, suitable as a platform for Space Weather or other science applications requiring geographically distributed, synchronized data acquisition. Companion mission to EDSN, using the same satellite design with additional new software capabilities. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Related Spacecraft
Spacecraft | Status | Rocket | Date | Orbit |
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Nodes J (Nodes B, Nodes 2) | Reentry 2017-09-23. Was operational until 2017-04-XX? (Last JA0CAW report 2018-04-13) | Atlas V | 2015-12-06 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Nodes K (NODes 1, Nodes 1, Nodes A) | Reentry 2017-09-19. Was operational until 2017-04-XX? (Last JA0CAW report 2018-04-13) | Atlas V | 2015-12-06 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Last modified: 2024-05-29