CBNT-1 satellite

CBNT-1 (Carbonite 1)

UK

Spacecraft nº:

UK spacecraft nº: 62

Launch data:

Designation	40718 / 15032D
Launch date	10 July 2015 - 16:28 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Technology, experimental Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	636 x 658 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	98.3 °
Period	min

CBNT 1

Launched together with: DMC-3 1 - DMC-3 2 - DMC-3 3 - DeorbitSail

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Surrey Satellite Technology (Astrium SSTL)
Platform	SSTL-300-S1
Operator	SSTL
Mass at launch	91 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

CBNT 1 or Carbonite 1 is a microsatellite for technology demostrations built by SSTL.

Mission details:

on the launch was a 91 kg Surrey Satellite Technology (Astrium SSTL) experimental imaging satellite, CBNT-1 (CBNT is an internal abbreviation whose meaning SSTL has declined to disclose).

Ref.: #7(JR714), #14 - update: 27.08.15