CAPSat [University of Illinois]
The CAPSat (Cooling, Annealing, Pointing Satellite) is a 3U CubeSat a technology demonstration mission for CubeSat navigation and control.
CAPSat will investigate three unique science experiments utilizing the onboard payloads:
It was selected in 2017 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Contractors: | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 4 kg |
Orbit: | 400 km × 400 km, 51.6° (typical) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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CAPSat | - | 2021 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-22, iROSA 1, iROSA 2, BeaverCube, CaNOP, EagleSat 2, PR_CuNaR 2, SPACE-HAUC, Stratus, RamSat, Alpha, ARKSAT 1 |