| Spacecraft name | WormSail |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | not launched, expected in 2025 |
| Launcher | not launched |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Country | UK |
| Partners | Universidade de Brasília |
| Oneliner |
Aims to use small satellites as affordable tools for biomedical research in space. |
| Description |
WormSail is the first mission of the University of Nottingham CubeSat program, which aims to use small satellites as affordable tools for biomedical research in space. As a pathfinder mission, WormSail aims to be as cost effective as possible in demonstrating that UoN has the ability to develop biomedical experiment payloads and CubeSat platforms with which to support them and general payloads in space. |
| Notes |
UniSat-7 patch has flag of Brazil, but online search shows WormSail as University of Nottingham satellite. Was expected to be onboard 2021-03-22 Sojuz launch, but not listed in the press releases. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | De-orbit device |
Last modified: 2024-12-29
