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QB50P1 [ISIS]
QB50P1 is one of two precursor satellites for the QB50 project, which demonstrates the possibility of launching a network of 50 CubeSats built by Universities Teams all over the world as a primary payload on a low-cost launch vehicle to perform first-class science in the largely unexplored lower thermosphere.
QB50P1 is a 2U-CubeSat built on a structure delivered by ISIS to test the Set 1 (INMS) payload.
The following payloads were integrated into the ISIS satellite platforms:
- INMS Payload from MSSL, UK
- QB50 ADCS system from SSC, UK
- Thermocouple experiment from VKI, Belgium
- AMSAT-NL 435/145 MHz linear transponder (FUNcube-3) from AMSAT-NL, The Netherlands
After reaching orbit, the satellite received the additional radio amateur name EO 79 (European OSCAR 79).
| Nation: | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, thermospheric research |
| Operator: | von Karman Institute |
| Contractors: | ISIS |
| Equipment: | INMS, Thermocouple experiment, AMSAT-NL 435/145 MHz linear transponder |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 2 kg |
| Orbit: | 604 km × 621 km, 97.98° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB50P1 (EO 79, European-OSCAR 79, FUNcube 3) | 2014-033R | 19.06.2014 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, AprizeSat 10, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B |
Launch Sites:
- Do = Yasniy site, Dombarovskiy Air Base, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- QB50: The QB50 Precursor Flight
- AMSAT-UK: Two QB50 satellites with ham radio payloads delivered, 4 May 2014
