Hoopoe (QB50-IL01)

Israel

Spacecraft nº:

Israel spacecraft nº: 24

Part of the QB50 constellation. - Also called: Duchifat 2

Launch data:

Designation	42718 / 98067LZ
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 - 08:25 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.4 min

Hoopoe

Launched together with: Cygnus CRS-7 - ALTAIR 1 - SUSAT - UNSW-ECO - i-INSPIRE 2 - ZA-AeroSat - nSIGHT 1 - Ex-Alta 1 - LilacSat 1 - NJUST 1 - Aoxiang 1 - SOMP 2 - QBITO - Aalto 2 - X-CubeSat - SpaceCube - DUTHSat - UPSat - LINK - SNUSAT 1 & 1b - qbee50-LTU-OC - BeEagleSat - HAVELSAT - Phoenix - PolylTAN-2-SAU - QBUS 1, 2 & 4 - IceCube - CSUNSat 1 - CXBN 2 - KySat 3 - SHARC - Biarri-Point - Lemur-2 30-33

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Space Laboratory of the Herzliya Science Center
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	Space Laboratory of the Herzliya Science Center
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	437.740
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps BPSK
Call sign	ON01IL
Status	Active

End of live:

Re-entered date:	22 Dec 2018 (.33)
Lifetime:

Description:

Hoopoe is a 2U QB50-IL01, from Herzliya Science Center in Israel.
The purpose of this CubeSat includes upper atmosphere science, radio communication experiments, technology demonstrator, education, training and outreach.

Ref.: #3(SD554), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 25.08.19