| Satellite | Wren |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | PocketQube |
| Units or mass | PocketQube 1p |
| Status | Reentry 2023-06-26. Was operational until 2013-11-24. Failed after a short time. Issue with object names (Dove-4) in Space-Track. |
| Launched | 2013-11-21 |
| NORAD ID | 39434 |
| Deployer | MRFOD (Morehead Rome Femtosatellites Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Deployment | Deployed from UniSat-5 on 2013-11-29 |
| Organization | STADOKO UG |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Nation | Germany |
| Launch brokerer | GAUSS |
| Oneliner |
Advanced PocketQube with cameras and reaction wheels. |
| Description |
Crowd-funded femto-satellite by start-up company STADOKO to test miniaturized thrusters, 3-axis control and a new image based navigation system. It is equipped with a camera system to take pictures of the Earth, Sun and Deep Space. In addition to the conventional gyro- and magnetic field attitude sensors, those three components will constitute an adaptive feedback guidance system. Camera and 4 pulsed plasma thrusters. A 3 axis reaction wheel and a colour camera. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
