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ESSENCE [York University]
ESSENCE (Educational Space Science and Engineering CubeSat Experiment) is a Canadian 3U CubeSat developed by the York University to test a Canadian-developed wide-angle camera to observe snow and ice coverage in Northern Canada.
The satellite was launched onboard the Dragon CRS-28 cargo spacecraft to the ISS, from where it was deployed in July 2023.
| Nation: | Canada |
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| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
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| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | x kg |
| Orbit: | 400 km, 51.64 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| ESSENCE | 1998-067VV ? | 05.06.2023 | CCK LC-39A | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Dragon CRS-28, iROSA 1A, iROSA 1B, Moonlighter, Iris, RADSAT-SK, SC-ODIN, Ukpik 1, Maya 5, 6 |
Launch Sites:
- CCK = NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
