AggieSat 2 (DRAGONSAT 2)
AggieSat 2 (DRAGONSAT 2)
AggieSat 2 is a picosat mission of Texas A&M. It is sponsored under NASA JPL's DRAGONSAT program. The mission is to test a GPS unit designed and built in house by NASA Johnson. Texas A&M and the University of Texas were required to build 5" cubesat spacecraft buses and support systems for the GPS units. The satellite was deployed together with its sister satellite BEVO 1 from Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-127), but the satellites failed to separate from each other.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Texas A&M University |
| Contractors: | Texas A&M University |
| Equipment: | DRAGON GPS Receiver |
| Configuration: | 5" cube |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 3.5 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AggieSat 2 (DRAGONSAT 2) | 15.07.2009 | CC LC-39A | p | Shuttle | with Endeavour F23 (STS-127), JEF (JEM-EF), JLE (JEM-ELM-ES), ANDE-2 AA, ANDE-2 PA, BEVO 1 |
