| Spacecraft name | STEP Cube Lab-II (STEP Cube Lab 2) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Was operational? (Radio amateur reports from 2022-06-30 and early July but recent month SatNOGS reports with data are inconclusive as of 2022-12-21) |
| Launched | 2022-06-21 |
| NORAD ID | 52897 |
| Deployer | Custom,? |
| Launcher | Nuri (PVSAT) |
| Deployment | Deployed from PVSAT on 2022-06-29 |
| Entity name | Chosun University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | South Korea |
| Oneliner |
Earth observation misison with multi-band imager. |
| Description |
Mission is to perform the country's first electronics,infrared/long-infrared/long-infrared multiband earth observation mission for a variety of observations. To perform this mission, our development team will be equipped with electronic light cameras (Viewworks Co., Ltd.), middle infrared cameras (overseas development, soltop integration), long-infrared cameras (Hanhwa System Co., Ltd.) and payload image processing and transmission systems (Edeltech Co., Ltd.) as the main vehicles. In addition, as a part of the mission, high-damping laminated solar panels (Shipbuilding & Co., Ltd. soltops), pogopin-based restraints (ChosunDae & Co., Ltd.) and solar panel drive devices (Camtic Technology Institute & Co., Ltd. soltop) will be equipped with as part-mounted driving materials. STEP Cube Lab-II will begin full-time development in March 2020, complete the development of the Flight Model (FM) in mid-2021, and be mounted together on the KSLV-II Performance Inspection Satellite in January 2022, where it will reach an altitude of 700 km of solar orbit, and will perform a one-year earth and technical inspection mission after launch. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
