ChargerSat 1

ChargerSat 1

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	39405 / 13064AB
Launch date	20 Nov 2013 - 01:15 UT
Launch site	WI, LA-0B
Launch vehicle	Minotaur-1
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	403 x 420 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	40.5 °
Period	92.7 min

ChargerSat 1

Launched together with: STPSat 3 - PhoneSat v2.4 - CAPE 2 - DragonSat 1 - KySat 2 - TJ3Sat - ORSES - ORS Tech 1 &2 - SENSE 1 &2 - NPS-SCAT - Prometheus 1 1-8 - COPPER - STARE B - Black Knight 1 - Trailblazer - SwampSat - Hooponopono 2 - Firefly - Vermont Lunar - ORS 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Platform	CubeSat (1U)
Operator	University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Mass at launch	1 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	4 deployable fixed solar arrays, Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	19 Mar 2016
Lifetime:

Description:

ChargerSat-1 is single unit CubeSat (1U) designed and built by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
The mission objectives for the satellite are:
- Improve communications for picosatellite operations
- Demonstrate passive nadir axis stabilization for picosatellite attitude control
- Improve solar power collection for picosatellite operations

Ref.: #3(SD521), #14, #228 - update: 09.06.16