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FSSCat B and A [UPC]
FSSCat A and B or 3Cat 5A and 5B, are two 6U CubeSat developed at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluņa (UPC) to
The mission is to collect data to complement the Copernicus Sentinels and, in particular, to support the Copernicus Land and Marine Environment services using a state-of-the-art dual microwave payload as well as a multispectral optical payload. Also it is to demonstrate Inter-Satellite Links (ISL) with a Laser Communication Payload.
FSSCat A also hosts ESA's Φ-sat 1 (Phi-sat 1) experiment to test Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth observation.
| Nation: | Spain |
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| Type / Application: | Earth observation, technology |
| Operator: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluņa (UPC) |
| Contractors: | Universidad Politécnica de Cataluņa (UPC) (prime); Tyvak (satellite) |
| Equipment: | microwave payload, multispectral optical imager, Laser Communication Payload |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 534 km Ũ 538 km, 97.52° (#A); 534 km Ũ 537 km, 97.52° (#B) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| FSSCat A (3Cat 5A, Tyvak 0161, Φ-sat 1) | 2020-061W | 03.09.2020 | Ko ELV | Vega | with ION-SCV 1, ESAIL, UPMSat 2, NEMO-HD, ŅuSat 6, GHGSat C1, Flock-4v 1, ..., 26, Lemur-2 112, ..., 119, SpaceBEE 10, ..., 21, FSSCat B, NAPA 1, TARS, EG 2, OSM 1 CICERO, DIDO 3, PICASSO, SIMBA, TRISAT, AMICal-Sat, TTÜ100 | |
| FSSCat B (3Cat 5B, Tyvak 0162) | 2020-061X | 03.09.2020 | Ko ELV | Vega | with ION-SCV 1, ESAIL, UPMSat 2, NEMO-HD, ŅuSat 6, GHGSat C1, Flock-4v 1, ..., 26, Lemur-2 112, ..., 119, SpaceBEE 10, ..., 21, FSSCat A, NAPA 1, TARS, EG 2, OSM 1 CICERO, DIDO 3, PICASSO, SIMBA, TRISAT, AMICal-Sat, TTÜ100 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
Further 3Cat missions:
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Further Φ-sat missions:
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