3Cat 1 [UPC]
3Cat 1 is a 1U CubeSat developed at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) to perform multiple technological experiments.
The satellite is based on the cubesat standard and it carries multiple scientific payloads/experiments to test different technologies under hostile space conditions.
The list of payloads include:
Various measurements are taken for the different payloads to track their behavior in space and the results are transmitted to earth in a regular basis.
The launch into a 575 km high orbit was planned for 2014, but has been delayed to 2018.
Nation: | Spain |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) |
Contractors: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)) |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 1 kg |
Orbit: | 470 km × 498 km, 97.48° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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3Cat 1 | 2018-096K | 29.11.2018 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with HySIS, BlackSky 1, Flock-3r 1, ..., 16, Lemur-2 84, ..., 87, CICERO 8, Hiber 1, HSAT 1, CASE, Centauri 2, FACSAT 1, InnoSat 2, Reaktor Hello World |