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VELOX 2
VELOX 2 [NTU]
The VELOX-II mission is a Singaporean experimental nanosatellite mission. The project is part of NTU’s Undergraduate Satellite Program, which provides an opportunity for engineering students to participate in a multidisciplinary hands-on space project.
The 12 kilogramm 6U CubeSat sized VELOX-II will be carrying experimental satellite-based communication hardware developed by Addvalue Innovation Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Exchange mainboard listed Addvalue Technologies Ltd. This unique payload transmits data it collects to a geostationary Inmarsat-4 L-band communications satellite. If proven successful in space, the payload will allow the VELOX-II to send data back to the NTU ground station from anywhere even if the satellite is not flying above Singapore, as is presently the case.
| Nation: | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Contractors: | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 13 kg |
| Orbit: | 536 km × 549 km, 15° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VELOX 2 | 2015-077F | 16.12.2015 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with TeLEOS 1, VELOX C1, Kent Ridge 1, Athenoxat 1, Galassia |
References:
- Nanyang Technological University: NTU gearing up for two new satellites, 25 November 2014
