PhoneSat v1
PhoneSat v1 [NASA]
PhoneSat v1 is a technology demonstration mission consisting of three 1U CubeSats intended to prove that a smartphone can be used to perform many of the functions required of a spacecraft bus.
The satellite is built around the Nexus One smartphone which will be running the Android operating system and will be enclosed in a standard 1U cubesat structure. The main function of the phone is to act as the Onboard Computer, but the mission will also utilize the phone’s SD card for data storage, 5MP camera for Earth Observation, and 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer for attitude determination.
With a short lifetime of only about one week, the satellites have no solar cells and operate on battery only.
Three of these satellites will be launchd as a secondary payload on the maiden flight of the Antares-110 launch vehicle in 2012.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Contractors: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | none |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | 7 days |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhoneSat v1a | 2012 | WI LC-0A | Antares-110 | with Cygnus mass model, PhoneSat v1b, PhoneSat v1c, Dove 1 | |
| PhoneSat v1b | 2012 | WI LC-0A | Antares-110 | with Cygnus mass model, PhoneSat v1a, PhoneSat v1c, Dove 1 | |
| PhoneSat v1c | 2012 | WI LC-0A | Antares-110 | with Cygnus mass model, PhoneSat v1b, PhoneSat v1c, Dove 1 |
