CUSat
Spacecraft · USA
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Cornell University satellite; carried a differential GPS navigation system and pulsed plasma thrusters. The defunct-before-launch CUSAT 2/Top satellite remained attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. CUSAT (formerly CUSAT 1/Bottom) was launched attached to CUSAT 2 and separated from it after orbit insertion. Technology satellite built by Cornell University Engineering for Cornell University, USA. Launched 2013.
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Related
- Family
- Technology
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Falcon 9
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg SLC4E
Chronology
1 event
2013 September 29
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.- CUSat - .
Mass: 23 kg (50 lb). Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: CUSat.
USAF Sat Cat: 39266 . COSPAR: 2013-055B. Apogee: 1,426 km (886 mi). Perigee: 323 km (200 mi). Inclination: 80.99 deg. Period: 102.45 min.
Cornell University satellite; carried a differential GPS navigation system and pulsed plasma thrusters. The defunct-before-launch CUSAT 2/Top satellite remained attached to the Falcon 9 second stage. CUSAT (formerly CUSAT 1/Bottom) was launched attached to CUSAT 2 and separated from it after orbit insertion.