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CAPSat
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:
- strain-actuated deployable panels
- an active thermal system for small spacecraft
- single-photon avalanche detectors (SPAD)
It was selected in 2017 by NASA to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPSat | - | 2020 | WI LC-0A | Antares-230+ | with Cygnus CRS-13, SPOC, TechEdSat 10 |
