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QARMAN (QB50 BE05)
QARMAN [Von Karman Institute]
QARMAN (QubeSat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on Ablation) is a Belgian 3U CubeSat, designed by the Von Karman Institute to demonstrate reentry technologies, particularly novel heatshield materials, new passive aerodynamic drag and attitude stabilisation systems, and the transmission of telemetry data during reentry via data relay satellites in low-Earth orbit.
The satellite will perform experiments on stability during the orbit phase and measurements of ablation and radiation during re-entry.
The satellite was to be launched with the bulk of the QB50 constellation to the ISS in 2017, from where they will be deployed. The satellite missed the QB50 launch and was later remanifested on the Dragon CRS-19 mission in late 2019, which will deliver it to the ISS for deployment. It was deployed on 19 February 2020.
| Nation: | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Von Karman Institute |
| Contractors: | Von Karman Institute |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 months |
| Mass: | 4 kg |
| Orbit: | 411 km × 421 km, 51.64° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QARMAN (QB50 BE05) | 1998-067RG | 05.12.2019 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-19, HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, CryoCube 1, QARMAN, SORTIE, AztechSat 1, EdgeCube, MakerSat 1, ORCA 2, ORCA 8 |
References:
- ESA: QARMAN CubeSat
Set 1 (INMS)
- QB50 P1 (QB50P1)
- QB50 AU01 (SUSat)
- QB50 AU02 (UNSW-EC0)
- QB50 AZ01 (ZA-AeroSat)
- QB50 CN01 (BUSAT 1)
- QB50 CN02 (LilacSat 1)
- QB50 CN04 (Aoxiang 1)
- QB50 CN06 (NUDTSat)
- QB50 ES01 (QBITO)
- QB50 GB03 (UCLSat)
- QB50 KR01 (LINK)
- QB50 TW01 (Phoenix)
- QB50 US01 (QBUS 1, Challenger)
- QB50 US03 (QBUS 3, Discovery)
- QB50 P2 (QB50P2)
- QB50 AZ02 (nSIGHT 1)
- QB50 BR01 (14-BISat)
- QB50 CN03 (NJUST 1)
- QB50 CZ02 (VZLUsat 1)
- QB50 DE02 (SOMP 2)
- QB50 FR01 (X-CubeSat)
- QB50 FR03 (IP2SAT)
- QB50 FR05 (SpaceCube)
- QB50 IN01 (ANUSAT 2)
- QB50 KR02 (SNUSAT 1)
- QB50 KR03 (SNUSAT 1b)
- QB50 LT01 (LituanicaSAT 2)
- QB50 PT01 (GAMASAT 1)
- QB50 RU01 (SamSat-QB50)
- QB50 SE01 (qbee50-LTU-OC)
- QB50 UA01 (PolyITAN-2-SAU)
- QB50 US02 (QBUS 2, Atlantis)
- QB50 US04 (QBUS 4, Columbia)
