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Binar 1
Binar 1 [Curtin University]
Binar 1 is an Australian 1U-CubeSat built by the Curtain University to develop an Australian capability in solar system exploration, with spacecraft built around a CubeSat platform for deep space missions.
Its mission goals are as follows:
- Test and verify onboard store and forward functionality for amateur packet radio – will be used to engage local schools.
- Test custom, in-house developed cubesat platform hardware (flight computer, EPS, ADCS & GPS).
- Test and verify CubeSat platform and payload hardware – star tracker.
It was launched in August 2021 onboard of Dragon CRS-23 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 12 October 2021.
| Nation: | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Curtin University |
| Contractors: | Curtin University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binar 1 | 1998-067SR | 29.08.2021 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-23, CAPSat, PR_CuNaR 2, SPACE-HAUC, CUAVA 1, Maya 3, Maya 4 |
References:
- Binar: Binar-1
