CSUNSat 1

Launch data: Designation  42715 / 98067LW Launch date  18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT Launch site  CC, SLC-41 Launch vehicle  Atlas V-401 Mission  Technology Launch platform  ISS Kibo, LEO Deployment date  18 May 2017 - 04:15 UT Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  400 x 404 km Inclination   51.6° Period  92.5 min

Description:

• A 2U cubesat from California State Univ. Northridge, with a JPL low temperature energy storage experiment.
• The CSUNSat 1 carries an innovative, low-temperature capable lithium-ion battery / super capacitor hybrid energy storage system. It will perform a series of tests to prove that this energy storage system is ready to power missions to deep space and operate at temperatures down to -50°C without the need for heavy, power-hungry heaters. The goals are:
  • Deliver at least 90% of the energy of a conventional CubeSat power system at -35° C
  • Provide 90% of the initial capacity after 200 charge / discharge cycles at 50% depth of dicharge
  • Provide 90% of the initial capacity after 200 days of operation
• It will also carry a Morse code beacon which will broadcast basic telemetry about the spacecraft to students around the world.