EXALTA-1 (QB50-CA03)

Part of the QB50 constellation.

Designation	42734 / 98067MP
Launch date	18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Technology, thermospheric research
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	26 May 2017 - 08:55 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.4 min

Prime manufacturer	University of Alberta
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	University of Alberta
Mass at launch	4 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	Digital fluxgate magnetometer, mNLP
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	436.705
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	4k8/19k2BPSK
Call sign	ON03CA
Status	Active
Design lifetime	3 months

Re-entered date:	14 Nov 2018 (.34)
Lifetime:

Ex-Alta 1 is a 2U QB50-CA03, from the Univ. of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Ex-Alta 1 Satellite has the following science objectives:
- Serve as a platform for the In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) of a digital fluxgate magnetometer designed at the University of Alberta.
- Address multi-point space plasma physics with data from the QB50 constellation using the Langmuir probe common payloads and the digital fluxgate magnetometer.
- Take part in the QB-50 string-of-pearls constellation for in-situ measurements of the lower thermosphere to build an accurate model.
Proposing to use a UHF transceiver employing 9k6 GMSK using the published Cubesat Space Protocol and the QB50 whole orbit data specifications.

Ref.: #3(SD553), #7(JR738,739), #14, #228 - update: 25.08.19