Vermont Lunar Cubesat Satellite

Vermont Lunar Cubesat
Satellite Vermont Lunar CubeSat
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Reentry 2015-11-21. Was operational.
Launched 2013-11-20
NORAD ID 39407
Deployer P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Minotaur I
Entity name Vermont Technical College
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer Tyvak, ?
Partners University of Vermont
Oneliner

Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies for Moon mission.

Description

Explore the technologies required for building a viable CubeSat device that can orbit and/or land on the moon. Test the navigation components to go to the Moon.

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On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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