AerocCube 3 [The Aerospace Corporation]
AerocCube 3 [The Aerospace Corporation] |
The AeroCube cubesats are 1kg Nanosatellites for technical research. They are built and operated by the Aerospace Corporation.
The launch of AeroCube 1 was not successful, as the Dnepr-1 failed 86 sec after launch.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Contractors: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat |
| Propulsion: | |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroCube 1 | 26.07.2006 | TB LC-109/95 | F | Dnepr-1 | with BelKa 1,
Baumanets 1, Unisat 4, PicPot, CP 1, CP 2, HAUSAT
1, ICECube 1, ICECube 2, ION, KUTESat-Pathfinder, Mea Huaka'i, MEROPE, Ncube 1, Rincon 1, SACRED, SEEDS |
| AeroCube 2 | 17.04.2007 | TB LC-109/95 | Dnepr-1 | with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3,4,5,6,7,
CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, CSTB 1, MAST |
|
| AeroCube 3 | 19.05.2009 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-1 | with TacSat 3, PharmaSat 1, HawkSat 1, CP 6 |
Source: Cal Poly website
Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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