3Cat-2

Launched together with: QSS - Lixing-1 -

Prime manufacturer	Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)
Platform	CubeSat (6U)
Operator	Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)
Mass at launch	7 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	PYCARO
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	2 yrs

3Cat 2 is a 6U CubeSat developed at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) to demonstrate a novel dual frequency (L1+L2) GNSS-R altimeter/scatterometer and GNSS-RO.
The mission is designed to perform ocean altimetry by means of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Reflectometry (GNSS-R). The main payload is the novel dual-band altimeter P(Y) & C/A ReflectOmeter (PYCARO) which has been designed and manufactured at UPC’s Remote Sensing Lab and NanoSat Lab. It also integrates the Mirabilis Star Tracker, an experimental star tracker for attitude determination and the AMR eLISA magnetometer designed and manufactured at IEEC for the future ESA’s LISA mission.

Ref.: #7(JR730), #14 - update: 10.02.17