| Spacecraft | UNSW-EC0 (AU02) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | Reentry 2018-12-03. Was operational (Last SatNOGS report 2018-12-03) |
| Launched | 2017-04-18 |
| NORAD ID | 42723 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Atlas V (QB50) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-25 |
| Organization | University of New South Wales (UNSW Canberra) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Partners | QB50 |
| Oneliner |
Part of QB50 to study lower termosphere and test GPS-RO receiver. |
| Description |
Main mission is to study the thermosphere by means of ion/neutral mass spectrometry and temperature measurements. four secondary mission goals. Firstly, to perform verification of a GPS receiver and additional Radio Reflectometry and Radio Occultation experiments using GPS signals. Secondly, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) will monitor Single Event Upsets (SEU) and recover from them within a fixed time-limit. Thirdly, a microkernel operating system is flown to show it can do critical system tasks, such as ADCS control. Lastly, the structure of the CubeSat will be made by 3D printing techniques. QB50. |
| Notes | |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country, QB50 |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-12-26
