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OrCa 2 [Georgia Tech]
OrCa 2 (Orbital Calibration 2) is a 12U CubeSat built for swensor calibration and technology demonstration by the Georgia Institute of Technology.
OrCa 2 retains reflective well defined panels with characterized properties for optical calibration, similar to OrCa, but with an emphasis on quantifying space weather effects on materials. But additionally an onboard imager that doubles as a low-accuracy star camera and an optical tracking system for detecting RSO streaks, enabling simultaneous ground-based and space-borne tracking data collection are included.
OrCa 2 hosts additional experimental payloads, including:
- A radiation dosimeter to study space environment effects.
- A software-defined radio (SDR) receiver for experimental communications.
- An experimental power system.
- Custom horizon sensor and star camera as low-cost alternatives to traditional space hardware.
- A custom motherboard to gain flight heritage.
- A payload from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering for radiation-based experiments to improve satellite resilience.
OrCa 2b is a copy of the first OrCa 2 satellite.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Calibration, technology |
| Operator: | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Contractors: | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (12U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| OrCa 2 | - | 2026 | CC SLC-36A | New Glenn 7x2 | with Elytra M1, OrCa 2, TechEdSat 16, AEPEX, DARLA, Odyssey, R5 S5, SM 2, IGOR, R5 S3, SeaLion, Ut-ProSat 1 | |
| OrCa 2b | 2025-052 | 15.03.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
- Los Angeles Air Force Base: Space and Missile Systems Centers multi-manifest satellite vehicle ready for integration on AEHF-6 mission, 10 March 2020
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