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Delfi-n3Xt [Technical University of Delft]
The Delfi-n3Xt (or Delfi-Next) mission is second in a development line of nanosatellites called the Delfi Program and is successor to the successful Delfi-C3 mission.
For Delfi-Next, the two payloads onboard are a micro-propulsion system developed by TNO in cooperation with TU Delft and University of Twente called T3ĩPS and an in-orbit configurable, high-efficient transceiver platform developed by ISIS BV, in cooperation with TU Delft and SystematIC BV called ITRX.
Delfi-Next will carry out an onboard experiment on hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells from the micro-electronics institute DIMES from the TU Delft.
Additionally, an experimental very low frequency receiver might be tested as precursor for the OLFAR program.
| Nation: | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Technical University of Delft |
| Contractors: | Technical University of Delft; Pumpkin, Inc. (bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | T3ĩPS |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 3 kg |
| Orbit: | 593 km × 780 km, 97.79° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delfi-n3Xt | 2013-066N | 21.11.2013 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICUBE 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3 |
Launch Sites:
- Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- TU Delft: Delfi-n3Xt Mission
