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3Cat 1 [UPC]
3Cat 1 is a 1U CubeSat developed at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) to perform multiple technological experiments.
The satellite is based on the cubesat standard and it carries multiple scientific payloads/experiments to test different technologies under hostile space conditions.
The list of payloads include:
- a Geiger counter to measure space radiation,
- a graphene transistor,
- a wireless power transfer system,
- MEMS (microelectromechanical systems),
- experimental solar panels,
- a Peltier cell,
- a camera.
Various measurements are taken for the different payloads to track their behavior in space and the results are transmitted to earth in a regular basis.
The launch into a 575 km high orbit was planned for 2014, but has been delayed to 2018.
| Nation: | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC) |
| Contractors: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC)) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 470 km × 498 km, 97.48° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Cat 1 | 2018-096K | 29.11.2018 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with HySIS, BlackSky Global 1, Flock-3r 1, ..., 16, Lemur-2 84, ..., 87, CICERO 8, Hiber 1, HSAT 1, CASE, Centauri 2, FACSAT 1, InnoSat 2, Reaktor Hello World |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña: UPC NanoSat Lab develops nanosatellite for launch in 2014, 3 October 2013
- Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña: ³Cat-1
Further 3Cat missions:
