UNSW-EC0 (QB50-AU02)

Part of the QB50 constellation.

Designation	42723 / 98067MC
Launch date	18 Apr 2017
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Space Science, thermospheric research
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	25 May 2017 - 05:25 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.4 min

Prime manufacturer	University of New South Wales
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	University of New South Wales
Mass at launch	2 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	437.510
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps MSK
Call sign	QBUS01
Status	Active

Re-entered date:	03 Dec 2018 (.64)
Lifetime:

USNW-EC0 is a 2U QB50-AU02, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
It carries the INMS (Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer), which measures the mass of ions and neutral atoms, as the primary payload for the QB50 project.
The satellite also carries four non-QB50 Payloads:
- the Namuru GPS Board
- the seL4bit SBC seL4 microkernel board to carry out critical functions (ADC)
- the RUSH FPGA, a radiation tolerant FPGA SBC to provide user defined downtime in case of SEU, capable of “no loss of service”
- RAMSES, a 3D printed Satellite Structure using Selective Laser Sintering of high temperature thermoplastic

Ref.: #3(SD554), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 25.08.19