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AeroCube 1, 2, 3
AeroCube 3 [The Aerospace Corporation]
The AeroCube cubesats are 1 kg Nanosatellites for technical research. They are built and operated by the Aerospace Corporation.
The launch of AeroCube 1 was not successful, as the Dnepr failed 86 sec after launch.
AeroCube 2 was successfully orbited on a Dnepr, but failed immediately after launch due to a faulty power system. It was to have deployed a balloon as a deorbit device at the end of the mission.
AeroCube 3 was successfully launched to orbit on a Minotaur-1 and conducted imaging experiments, a tether experiment and deployed a balloon as a deorbit device at the end of the mission.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Contractors: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroCube 1 (AC 1) | 26.07.2006 | TB LC-109/95 | F | Dnepr | 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 (AC 2) | 17.04.2007 | TB LC-109/95 | Dnepr | with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, CSTB 1, MAST | |
| AeroCube 3 (AC 3) | 19.05.2009 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-1 | with TacSat 3, PharmaSat 1, HawkSat 1, CP 6 |
References:
- eoPortal Directory: AeroCube-3
- Cal Poly website
Further AeroCube missions:
- AeroCube 1, 2, 3
- AeroCube 4A, 4B, 4C
- AeroCube 5A, 5B
- AeroCube 6
