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UniCubeSat-GG [GAUSS]
UniCubeSat-GG (University CubeSat - Gravity Gradient) is nanosatellite by Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale by the Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell'Universitā degli Studi 'La Sapienza University of Rome' (GAUSS), carrying a gravity gradient boom.
The main payload of UniCubeSat-GG concerns the study of the gravity gradient enhanced by the presence of two symmetrical deployable booms. The end faces of the booms and the boom elements are equipped with solar panels for additional power generation.
The mission was orignially planned to carry a Broglio Drag Balance Instrument for neutral thermosphere density in situ measurements.
The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received.
| Nation: | Italy |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, aeronomy |
| Operator: | GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome) |
| Contractors: | GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome) |
| Equipment: | 2 gravity gradient booms |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 311 km × 1439 km, 69.48° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UniCubeSat-GG | 2012-006J | 13.02.2012 | Ko ELV | Vega | with LARES, ALMASat 1, e-st@r, Goliat, MaSat 1, PW-Sat 1, ROBUSTA, XaTcobeo, LARES-A&H/SS |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
