IRIS C [NCKU]
The IRIS C (Intelligent Remote-Sensing and Internet Satellite) nanosatellite is a technology demonstration 3U CubeSat of the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) of Tainan, Taiwan.
IRIS-C The CubeSat mission is to validate Star Tracker's real-world performance in space. The CubeSat design was derived from IRIS-B in order to accelerate satellite development.
IRIS C was launched in April 2023 and was deployed in space from the Vigoride 6 space tug.
Nation: | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) |
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Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
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Power: | 2 deployable, fixed solar arrays, body mounted solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | 4 kg |
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Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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IRIS C | 2023-054AV | 15.04.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with İmece, Umbra-SAR 06, ÑuSat 36, ..., 39, GHOSt 1, 2, Tomorrow R1, GHGSat C6, C7, C8, Hawk 7A, 7B, 7C, NORSAT TD, ION-SCV 010, Kepler 20, 21, ELO 3, EPICHyper 1, VCUB1, Vigoride 6, LLITED 1, 2, REVELA, DISCO 1, VIREO, IRIS C, BRO 9, Brokkr 1, CIRBE, DEWA-Sat 2, It's About Time, KILIÇSAT, SSS 2B, Sapling 2, PROVES-Yearling 2, Platform 3 (Sateliot 0), FACSAT 2, Connecta T2.1, LacunaSat 2f, ADLER 2, Lemur-2 164, Lemur-2 165, INSPIREsat 7, Taifa 1, RoseyCubesat 1, Celestis 23 |