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AeroCube 2 [The Aerospace Corporation]
The AeroCube cubesats are 1 kg nanosatellites for technical research. They are built and operated by the Aerospace Corporation.
The mission of was similar to the previous AeroCube 1, but added solar cells and a charging system for the Lithium batteries.
AeroCube 2 was successfully orbited on a Dnepr, but failed immediately after launch due to a faulty power system. It was to have deployed a balloon as a deorbit device at the end of the mission.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Contractors: | The Aerospace Corporation |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 648 km × 770 km, 98.09° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AeroCube 2 (AC 2) | 2007-012R | 17.04.2007 | Ba LC-109/95 | Dnepr | with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, CSTB 1, MAST |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
References:
- Cal Poly website
Further AeroCube missions:
- AeroCube 1
- AeroCube 2
- AeroCube 3
- AeroCube 4A, 4B, 4C
- AeroCube 5A, 5B, 5C
- AeroCube 6A, 6B (CubeRAD A, B)
- AeroCube 7A, 7B, 7C (OCSD A, B, C)
- AeroCube 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D (IMPACT A, B, C, D)
- AeroCube 9 (LMPC)
- AeroCube 10A, 10B (JimSat, DougSat)
- AeroCube 11A, 11B (TOMSat EagleScout, TOMSat R3)
- AeroCube 12A, 12B
- AeroCube 14A, 14B (IMPACT 2A, 2B)
- AeroCube 15A, 15B (Rogue Alpha, Beta)
- AeroCube 16A, 16B
- AeroCube 18A, 18B
