SOMP-2 (QB50-DE02)

Germany

Spacecraft nº:

Germany spacecraft nº: 75

SOMP 2= Student′s Oxygen Measurement Project 2 - Part of the QB50 constellation.

Launch data:

Designation	42701 / 98067LJ
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	16 May 2017 - 08:25 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	398 x 406 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.4 min

SOMP 2

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 - Hoopoe - 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	TU dresden
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	TU Dresden
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	FIPEX
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	437.405
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps GMSK
Call sign
Status	Inactive

End of live:

Re-entered date:	19 Mar 2019 (.88)
Lifetime:

Description:

The goal of the project is to measure atomic oxygen of the upper atmosphere, test flexible solar cells and to test the TUD developed Cubesat bus.
On baord are several technical experiments for a thermoelectric generator, a highly sensitive accelerometer and a EMC protection foil.

Ref.: #3(SD557), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 10.12.19