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Carbonite 1 (CBNT 1)
Carbonite 1 [SSTL]
Carbonite 1 or CBNT 1 is a microsatellite for technology demostrations built by SSTL.
The mission is to test some technical EO capabilities, new process and rapid-build techniques. Carbonite uses a commercial off-the-shelf camera and 0.25 m telescope to acquire videos and still pictures of Earth. Both modes show features on the ground down to a size of 1.5 m. The telescope can be disassembled and integrated into a new specially designed framework in 5 days.
The satellite also incorporates an Icarus-3 drag sail from Cranfield University, which will be deployed at the end of its mission to accelerate deorbiting.
The 91 kg satellite was launched piggy-back on an Indian PSLV-XL launch vehicle.
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
| Operator: | SSTL |
| Contractors: | SSTL |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | SSTL-42 |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 91 kg |
| Orbit: | 636 km × 658 km, 98.05° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonite 1 (CBNT 1) | 2015-032D | 10.07.2015 | Sr FLP | PSLV-XL | with DMC-3 1, DMC-3 2, DMC-3 3, DeOrbitSail |
References:
- SSTL: CARBONITE-1
Further Carbonite (CBNT) missions:
