RedPill Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite name	RedPill (J2050, Red Pill)
Spacecraft type	PocketQube
Units or mass	PocketQube 2p
Status	not launched, expected in 2025
Launcher	not launched
Organisation	University of Padova
Institution	University
Entity type	Academic / Education
Country	Italy
Oneliner	Educational mission with 3 payloads: a miniaturised debris detector, an optical dimming system for cameras and telescopes and ADCS.
Description	The current PocketQube configuration includes three main payloads: a miniaturised debris detector, an optical dimming system for cameras and telescopes, and a system for attitude determination and pointing consisting of LEDs and photodiodes. The three payloads will be integrated on board a platform fully designed and produced by the students, from electronic boards to the software and mechanical interfaces. This will also enable the team to achieve its main educational goal, preparing the next generation of space engineers. A PocketQube developed by the J2050 student team from the University of Padova, Red Pill is hoped to be the first satellite launched into space developed entirely by the university’s students. They have identified miniaturisation as an important trend in the space industry, so Red Pill will be testing technology scaled down in size.
Notes	Selected by ESA for 4th “Fly Your Satellite!" in 2024.
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Last modified: 2024-05-25