ION-F (HokieSat, USUSat, Dawgstar)
ION-F (Ionospheric Observation Nanosatellite Formation) was a three satelliten nanosatellite program conducted by Utah State University, University of Washington and Virginia Polytechnic.
The three nanosatellites, one from each university (USUSat (Utah State University), DawgStar (University of Washington ) and HokieSat (Virginia Polytechnic), were to weigh about 10 kg each.
The goals of the ION-F alliance program were:
They were to fly on the same Space Shuttle mission as the 3CS satellites, but were all cancelled, although Dawgstar was delivered.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Utah State University, University of Washington and Virginia Polytechnic |
Contractors: | Utah State University, University of Washington and Virginia Polytechnic |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | Hexagonal prism |
Propulsion: | Micropropulsion |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 13 kg (Hokiesat) |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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ION-F 1 (USUSat) | - | cancelled | CC SLC-39 | Shuttle | with ?, ION-F 2, ION-F 3, 3CSat 1, 3CSat 2, 3CSat 3 | |
ION-F 2 (Dawgstar) | - | cancelled | CC SLC-39 | Shuttle | with ?, ION-F 1, ION-F 3, 3CSat 1, 3CSat 2, 3CSat 3 | |
ION-F 3 (HokieSat) | - | cancelled | CC SLC-39 | Shuttle | with ?, ION-F 1, ION-F 2, 3CSat 1, 3CSat 2, 3CSat 3 |