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STEP Cube Lab [Chosun University]
STEP Cube Lab (Space Technology Experimental Projecet CubeSat Laboratory) is a 1U cubesat developed at Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
The mission of STEP is to determine which of the fundamental space technologies researched at domestic universities, will be potential candidates for use in future space missions and to verify the effectiveness of the technologies by investigating mission data obtained from on-orbit operation of the cube satellite.
The payloads on board are:
- Variable emittance radiator
- Oscillating heat pipe
- MEMS solid propellant thruster
- Concentrating photovoltaic power system
- Non-explosive holding and release mechanism
The satellite was to be launched as a secondary payload on a Falcon-9 v1.2 rocket, but was later moved to a PSLV-XL rocket. It is expected to operate for one year.
| Nation: | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Chosun University, Gwangju |
| Contractors: | Chosun University, Gwangju |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 492 km × 505 km, 97.56° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP Cube Lab | 2018-004AD | 12.01.2018 | Sr FLP | PSLV-XL | with Cartosat 2F, Microsat-TD, LEO Vantage 1, Carbonite 2, ICEYE X1, INS 1C, Arkyd 6A, CICERO 7, Landmapper-BC 3 v2, Lemur-2 68, ..., 71, Flock-3p' 1, ..., 4, MicroMAS 2a, PicSat, CANYVAL-X 1, 2, CNUSail 1, KAUSAT 5, SIGMA, DemoSat 2, GeoStare, Fox 1D, SpaceBEE 1, ..., 4 |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- In-Seuck Jeung, Ji Hyun Park: Recent status of CubeSat development as the UNISEC-Global activity: Korea, The Second UNISEC-Global Meeting, 18-20 November 2014
