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Cal Poly 1U [Kentucky Space]
Cal Poly 1U or CP1U was a sub-orbital payload designed and developed by Cal Poly Picosatellite Project (PolySat).
Cal Poly 1U was built to the 1U CubeSat form factor and was battery powered. It tested a communications payload.
Cal Poly 1U was flown on a suborbital 8 minutes flight on a Terrier Mk.70 Improved Malemute sounding rocket together with the ADAMASat cubesat test on the SOCEM (SubOrbital CubeSat Experimental Mission) mission.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Cal Poly Picosatellite Project (PolySat) |
| Contractors: | Cal Poly Picosatellite Project (PolySat) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | < 1 hour |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | suborbital |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly 1U (CP1U) | N/A | 27.03.2010 | WI LA-1-AML | * | Terrier Mk.70 Improved Malemute | with ADAMASat, NASA 12.067GT |
* = suborbital
Launch Sites:
- WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
References:
- Space Systems Laboratory: ADAMASat
