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CSTB 1
CSTB 1 [Boeing]
The CSTB 1 (CubeSat TestBed 1) cubesat is a 1.5 kg Nanosatellite for technical research. An Integrated Defense Systems Advanced Systems team of engineers at Huntington Beach, Calif., is building the spacecraft as a testbed for components that will be used in Boeing's development of nanosatellites (spacecraft weighing less than 10 kg).
Besides its “brains” - four microcontrollers - the tiny satellite contains:
- Redundant communications systems with two independent radios.
- Two high-capacity batteries.
- A deployable antenna.
- A sophisticated control system that determines the attitude (relative position) of the spacecraft by using sun and magnetic field sensors.
- A simple attitude control system that uses embedded magnetic torque coils.
- Multifunctional boards on the side panels that contain a variety of sensors and electronics.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Boeing |
| Contractors: | Boeing |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 646 km × 772 km, 98.08° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSTB 1 | 2007-012F | 17.04.2007 | Ba 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, AeroCube 2, MAST |
References:
- Boeing Frontiers Newsletter: , October 2006
