AAUSAT 3

Denmark

Spacecraft nº:

Denmark spacecraft nº: 5

Also called: NLS-8.3 - AAUSat3= Aalborg University CubeSat-3

Launch data:

Designation 39087 / 13009B
Launch date 25 Feb 2013 - 12:31 UT
Launch site Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA
Mission Civil: Technology, Ship nav
LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 770 x 787 km
Eccentricity 1,19E-03
Inclination 98.63 deg
Period 100.42 min

Launched together with: SARAL - Sapphire - NEOSSAT - UniBRITE - TUGsat 1 - STRaND 1 -


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Aalborg University Cubesat
Platform CubeSat (1U)
Operator Aalborg University Cubesat
Mass at launch  1 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment AIS ship tracking receiver and a GPS reciever
Solar array Solar cells
Stabilization  
Propulsion None
DC power  
Design lifetime  <1 yr - still active

All three spacecraft are now mounted on the EB deck of the PSLV-C20. The photo above was taken just after we completed the integration of the last spacecraft, AAUSAT3, onto the launch vehicle.

All Remove-Before-Flight articles have been removed and all final checklists have been completed. UniBRITE (NLS-8.1), BRITE-Austria (NLS-8.2) and AAUSAT3 (NLS-8.3) are ready for launch.

NLS-8 is the eight launch under the Space Flight Laboratory’s (SFL) Nanosatellite Launch Service (NLS) program (UTIAS). The NLS program focuses on regular, cost-effective, rapid access to space for a small group of spacecraft. While the NLS program predominantly supports SFL mission, it also provides opportunity for other spacecraft to launch. To date, the NLS program has successfully launched 16 spacecraft from various countries.


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