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CatSat [UoA]
CatSat is a 6U CubeSat mission developed by the University of Arizona, Tucson, as a technology and science demonstration mission that will be used to deploy and demonstrate an inflatable one-meter spherical antenna in Earths orbit.
The inflatable antenna will be used to communicate to ground at ~50 Mbps and transmit HD video in real time. A second, identical camera is onboard and will be used to image and verify deployment of the inflatable antenna. A secondary goal of the mission will be to deploy a whip antenna to measure Earths ionosphere.
It was selected in 2019 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, ionosphere |
| Operator: | University of Arizona |
| Contractors: | University of Arizona |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatSat | 2024-125J | 04.07.2024 | Va SLC-2W | Firefly-Alpha (Block 1) | with R5 S2-2.0, R5 S4, TechEdSat 11, KUbeSat 1, MESAT 1, Serenity (3), SOC-i |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
- UANews: UA Student-led CatSat Mission Selected by NASA, 18 March 2019
