SUSat (QB50-AU01)

Australia

Spacecraft nº:

Australian spacecraft nº: 19

Part of the QB50 constellation.

Launch data:

Designation	42730 / 98067MK
Launch date	18 Apr 2017
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Space Science, Atmosphere
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	25 May 2017 - 11:55 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.5 min

SUSat 1

Launched together with: Cygnus CRS-7 - ALTAIR 1 - 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	University of Adelaide
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	University of Adelaide
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	INMS
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	436.775
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps GFSK
Call sign
Status	Inactive

End of live:

Re-entered date:	21 Mar 2019 (.11)
Lifetime:

Description:

SUSAT (University of Adelaide Satellite) is a 2U-CubeSat for technolgy development and upper atmosphere science. It is developed and built at the University of Adelaide. The purpose of this CubeSat includes upper atmosphere science, radio communication experiments, technology demonstrator, education, training and outreach. SUSAT carries a Science Unit (SU) named INMS (Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer) for sampling of low mass ionized and neutral particles in lower thermosphere, such as O, O2, and N2.

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