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AeroCube 6A, 6B (CubeRad A, B)
AeroCube 6 [The Aerospace Corporation]
The AeroCube 6 cubesat is a pair of nanosatellite for technical research. They were built and operated by the Aerospace Corporation.
Aerocube 6 represents a major upgrate in the Aerocube program as it introduces a redesigned cubesat structure and technical upgrades. It features a suite of micro dosimeters for measuring radiation in the space environment.
Aerocube 6 consists of two spin-stabized sun-pointing 0.5U cubesats, which separate in orbit. The payload consists of miniaturized dosimeters, an inter-satellite cross-link experiment, an integrated flight computer, GPS receiver and UHF tranceiver board and new attitude sensors.
AeroCube 6 was deployed from the Italian UniSat 6, which in turn was launched aboard a Dnepr launch vehicle operated by Kosmotras. After reaching orbit, it separated into two satellites, AeroCube 6A and AeroCube 6B.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Contractors: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (0.5U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 0.5 kg |
| Orbit: | 613 km × 700 km, 97.9° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroCube 6A (AC 6-A, CubeRad A) | 2014-033AM | 19.06.2014 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B, Aerocube 6B | |
| AeroCube 6B (AC 6-B, CubeRad B) | 2014-033AN | 19.06.2014 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B, Aerocube 6A |
References:
- Matthew Kivel: Sometimes, Smaller is Better, 14 August 2013
- Siegfried W. Janson, Richard P. Welle: The NASA Optical Communication and Sensor Demonstration Program
- AeroCube 1
- AeroCube 2
- AeroCube 3
- AeroCube 4A, 4B, 4C
- AeroCube 5A, 5B, 5C
- AeroCube 6A, 6B (CubeRAD A, B)
- AeroCube 7A, 7B, 7C (OCSD A, B, C)
- AeroCube 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D (IMPACT A, B, C, D)
- AeroCube 9 (LMPC)
- AeroCube 10A, 10B (JimSat, DougSat)
- AeroCube 11A, 11B (TOMSat EagleScout, TOMSat R3)
- AeroCube 12A, 12B
- AeroCube 14A, 14B (IMPACT 2A, 2B)
- AeroCube 15A, 15B (Rogue Alpha, Beta)
- AeroCube 16A, 16B
