CanX 1

CanX 1 [UTIAS]

The CanX-1 (Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiments) PicoSatellite Mission is the first in a series of CubeSat Missions at the University of Toronto. The Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiments (CanX) promote the development and testing of low-cost space technologies and push the envelope of performance that can be achieved with small low-power devices. The first mission, CanX-1, will launch in mid 2003 and will demonstrate key enabling technologies for future missions including:

A Powerful CubeSat Computer based on an Atmel ARM microprocessor.
Triple-Junction GaAs Solar Cells with Peak Power Tracking
CMOS imagers for observation and Star Tracking
Active Magnetic Control including B-dot Detumbling and 3-axis stabilization

The satellite is a 10 cm cube, with a mass less than one kilogram. The satellite will generate about two Watts of peak power using direct energy conversion. More power will be available when peak power tracking is enabled.

Nation:	Canada
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	UTIAS (University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies)
Contractors:	UTIAS
Equipment:
Configuration:	CubeSat
Propulsion:	None
Lifetime:
Mass:	1 kg
Orbit:

Satellite	Date	LS		Launcher	Remarks:
CanX 1	30.06.2003	Pl LC-133		Rokot-KM	with MOST, MIMOSA, AAU-Cubesat, DTUSat, CUTE 1, XI-IV, QuakeSat, Monitor-Mockup

Further CanX missions:

References:

UTIAS CanX 1 website