NANOVA [Tyvak]
NANOVA, also known by the manufacturers designation Tyvak 0092, is a 3U CubeSat designed by Tyvak with its commercial partner Elbit to demonstrate Search & Rescue capabilities for the COMMTRAILS program.
NANOVA is a machine-to-machine communication demonstration and validation vehicle, designed to acquire signals from Ground Terminals and downlink to Ground Stations. Its payload is a UHF software defined radio (SDR) equipped with a customized deployable helix antenna.
Nation: | Israel |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Elbit |
Contractors: | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. |
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Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
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Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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NANOVA (Tyvak 0092) | 2019-089A | 11.12.2019 | Sr FLP | PSLV-QL | with RISAT 2BR1, QPS-SAR 1, 1HOPSat TD, Pathfinder Risk Reduction, Lemur-2 108, ..., 111, Duchifat 3 |