SIGMA (KHUSAT-3)

South Korea

Int. spacecraft nº:

South Korean spacecraft nº: 33

SIGMA= Scientific cubesat with Instruments for Global magnetic field and rAdiation; and KHUSAT= Kyung Hee University Satellite.

Launch data:

Designation	18004Z?
Launch date	12 Jan 2018 - 03:59 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Space Science, Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	495 x 508 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.6°
Period	min

Launched together with: Cartosat 2F - Microsat-TD - LEO Vantage 1 - Carbonite 2 - ICEYE X1 - INS 1C - Arkyd 6A - CICERO 7 - Landmapper-BC 3 v2 - Lemur-2 68/71 - Flock-3p′ 1/4 - MicroMAS 2a - PicSat - CANYVAL-X 1 & 2 - CNUSail 1 - KAUSAT 5 - DemoSat 2 - Tyvak 61C - FOX 1D - STEP Cube Lab - SpaceBEE 1/4

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Kyung Hee University, Seoul
Platform	3U CubeSat
Operator	Kyung Hee University
Mass at launch	4 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Design lifetime	3 months

Description:

SIGMA (KHUSAT-3), a space science 3U cubesat from Kyung Hee University, Seoul.

Mission details:

Launch and deployment was successful, but apparently no contact with SIGMA was established after deployment.

Ref.: #7(JR745), #14 - update: 21.01.18