LINK (QB50-KR01)

LINK= Little Intelligent Nanosatellite of KAIST - Part of the QB50 constellation.

Designation	42714 / 98067LV
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	18 May 2017 - 01:00 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.4 min

Prime manufacturer	KAIST
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	KAIST
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	INMS, Thermocouple experiment, Langmuir probes
Solar array	2 deployable fixed solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	436.030
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	1200bps BPSK
Call sign	D80LW
Status	Active
Design lifetime	3 months

Re-entered date:	23 Sep 2018
Lifetime:

Is a 2U QB50-KR01, from the KAIST space research institute in South Korea.
It carries the INMS (Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer), which measures the mass of ions and neutral atoms, as the primary payload for the QB50 project. The secondary payload is two Langmuir probes, which are in-house sensors developed by Space Science Laboratory of KAIST. The mission lifetime is about 3 months, because of its low altitude. UHF/VHF will be used as downlink/uplink. Since the satellite has to align with the velocity direction for the INMS, one reaction wheel and magnet torquers will be used for the attitude control.

Ref.: #3(SD551), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 24.08.19