CUSat 2

USA

Spacecraft Nº:

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CUSat= Cornell University Satellite - Also called: Nanosat 4B

Launch data:

Designation	13055
Launch date	29 Sept 2013 - 16:00 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-4E
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.1
Mission	Technology
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	°
Period	min

Launched together with: CASSIOPE 1 - CUSat 1 - DANDE - POPACS 1 - POPACS 2 - POPACS 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Cornell University Engineering
Platform
Operator	Cornell University
Mass at launch	23 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Hexagonal prisme
Dimension (m)
Equipment	CDGPS, CCD-cameras
Solar array	none, Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	Pulsed Plasma Thrusters Micropropulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

see Cusat 1

Mission details:

Nov 2013: Various sources tell that the defunct-before-launch CUSAT 2/Top satellite was after all launched on the Falcon 9, and remains attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. CUSAT (formerly CUSAT 1/Bottom) was launched attached to CUSAT 2 and separated from it after orbit insertion. CUSAT mass is 23 kg.

Ref.: #7(JR688) - update: 23.12.13