CSTB 1

US

Spacecraft n°:

US satellite n°:

CubeSat TestBed-1

Launch data:

Designation	31122 / 07012F (07012R?)
Launch date	17 Apr 2007 - 06:46 UT
Launch site	B, LC-109/95
Launch vehicle	Dnepr-1
Mission	Tech
LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	649 x 770 km
Eccentricity	8.55E-03
Inclination	98.07°
Period	98.97 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Boeing Satellite Systems
Operator	Boeing IDS / Advanced Systems
Platform
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	2 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Three PPOD picosatellite launchers were used:
PPOD-A carried Aerocube 2 for the Aerospace Corp (El Segundo, Calif.); CSTB 1, the CubeSat TestBed for Boeing IDS/Advanced Systems (Huntington Beach, Calif.); and the Cal Poly CP4 cubesat.
Test components for nanosatellite development.

Ref.: #7(JR579), #78a, #207, #226 - update: 28.11.09