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DragonSat 1 [USNA]
DragonSat 1 is an 1 Unit CubeSat designed and built by students of the Drexel University and the US Naval Academy.
The mission of DragonSat-1 is to take pictures of aurora (northern and southern lights) to observe the radiation dissipation intensity during the solar events, and to perform technology demonstration of gravity-gradient-boom deployment mechanism in space.
In 2011, DragonSat was down-selected for a launch opportunity through the NASA ELaNa program.
The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit on the ELaNa-4 mission, but no signals were received.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Magnetospheric Research, Technology |
| Operator: | Drexel University, US Naval Academy |
| Contractors: | Drexel University, US Naval Academy, Pumpkin Inc. (bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 498 km × 502 km, 40.53° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DragonSat 1 | 2013-064D | 20.11.2013 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-1 | with STPSat 3, ORS 3, ORSES, ORS Tech 1, ORS Tech 2, SENSE 1, SENSE 2, Ho`oponopono 2, Firefly, STARE B, Prometheus 1.1, ..., 1.8, Black Knight 1, NPS-SCAT, COPPER, ChargerSat 1, TJ3Sat, Trailblazer 1, Vermont Lunar Cubesat, SwampSat, CAPE 2, KySat 2, PhoneSat v2.4 |
Launch Sites:
- WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
References:
- Jin S. Kang: DragonSat-1 Ready for Launch
