TOMSat R3 (AeroCube-11B, AC11-R3)

Launch data:

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Space weather and radiation - ISX-CP11 (Cal Poly), NMTSat (New Mexico Tech).

Mission details:

• Rocket Lab launched its 4th Electron vehicle, "This One's For Pickering", on Dec 16, 2018 carrying 13 cubesats as follows:
• Space technology:
  • Albus (NASA-Glenn, testing advanced electrical bus);
  • CHOMPTT (U. Florida; laser transfer of time calibration)
  • CubeSail (U. Illinois/Catholic U.; 260-m tether)
  • RSat-P (US Naval Academy; robot arm tests)
  • Shields (NASA-Langley, radiation shielding)
  • Aerocube-11A/11B (Aerospace Corp, tests of new imagers) Space weather and radiation - ISX-CP11 (Cal Poly), NMTSat (New Mexico Tech), CeReS (GSFC), STF (GSFC/West Virginia U)
• Astronomy - SHFT-1 ′Goergen′ (DARPA/JPL) for HF radio astronomy
• Student test satellite - DaVinci (North Idaho STEM Charter Academy

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking