CanX-2

Launch data: Designation  32790 / 08021H Launch date  28 Apr 2008 - 03:53 UT Launch site  Sriharikota,SLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-CA Mission  Civil: Technology Development Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit on: Perigee / Apogee  615 x 635 km Eccentricity  1.43E-03 Inclination  97.99° Period  97.21 min

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  University of Toronto Institude for Aerospace Studies Operator  University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Platform  CubeSat Mass at launch  7 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Solar array  Solar cells Stabilization   DC power   Design lifetime

CanX-2 & NTS integrated along with the rest of the smallsat XPODs to the upper stage (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)

Mission details:

• The Indian Space Research Organization's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flight C9 placed the Cartosat-2A imaging satellite in a 620 x 661 km x 97.9 deg polar orbit on Apr 28, together with a cluster of small satellites.
• The other payloads were nanosatellites with masses from 1 to 7 kg: Can X-2 for UTIAS (the University of Toronto Institiute of Aerospace Studies).
• Will downlink tele'metry.

External links:

• EOportal.org Satellite description
• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking