PhoneSat 2.5

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Launch data: Designation  39684 / 14022E Launch date  18 Apr 2014 Launch site  CC, SLC-40 Launch vehicle  Falcon-9 v1.1 Mission  Technology Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   ° Period   min

Description:

• PhoneSat 2.0 is a technology demonstration mission consisting of a 1U CubeSat intended to prove that a smartphone can be used to perform many of the functions required of a spacecraft bus.
• PhoneSat 2.0 features a newer Nexus-S smartphone made by Samsung Electronics running Google's Android operating system to provide a faster core processor, avionics and gyroscopes.