The Cresst Dream Comet is developed by the University of Cambridge is 3U CubeSat is small technology demonstration satellite.
The 3U CubeSat is to be deployed from a standard CubeSat dispenser to demonstrate a step change propulsion system that has the potential to permit every high school and university to have their own low-cost spacecraft for interplanetary exploration.
The satellite was to be one of the passengers on the maiden launch of the Firefly-Alpha rocket, but missed the launch.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Cambridge University |
Contractors: | Cambridge University |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Cresst Dream Comet | - | 202x | with ? |