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Lumelite 4 [NUS]
Lumelite-4 is an advanced 12U Cubesat designed to demonstrate the High-Performance Space-borne VHF Data Exchange System (VDES).
It is a collaboration between A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and the National University of Singapore's Satellite Technology and Research Centre (STAR).
It aims to improve Singapore's e-navigation maritime safety and benefit the global shipping community by utilizing the VDES communication payload developed by I2R and STAR's scalable satellite bus platform.
| Nation: | Singapore |
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| Type / Application: | Technology, communications |
| Operator: | National University of Singapore |
| Contractors: | National University of Singapore |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (12U) |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Lumelite 4 | 2023-057B | 22.04.2023 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA (2) | with TeLEOS 2, POEM 2 |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Further Lumelite missions:
- Lumelite 1, 2, 3
- Lumelite 4
- Lumelite 5
