VELOX-I N-Sat Satellite

VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
VELOX-I N-Sat
Satellite name VELOX-I (N-Sat, VELOX 1)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Mass in kg 4.088 kg
Status Semi-operational? Was operational until 2014-08-XX? (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-24, but data is suspicious. JA0CAW and DK3WN reports end in 2014. Checked on 2019-05-25)
Launched 2014-06-30
NORAD ID 40057
Deployer ISIPOD [ISISpace]
Launcher PSLV
Organization Nanyang Technological University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Country Singapore
Oneliner

Educational training and first Singapore nanosatellite with camera.

Description

To launch the first Singapore’s nanosatellite VELOX-I, which is designed, built, and operated by students from different schools in the College of Engineering, NTU. To acquire images of Earth and transmit them back to ground station.

A narrow angle camera with tele-optics is used to provide high-resolution images of Earth from LEO. To carry out experiments relevant to technology demonstration.Payloads include: a vision system, a dual-FOV sun sensor. To piggyback launch a picosatellite (VELOX-PIII) for intersatellite communication experiment.

Optics extension system all use spring-loaded mechanisms for deployment after launch. Imaging system with extended optics for 20 m ground resolution, a quantum physics payload and an intersatellite communications payload.

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On the same launch

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