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UWE 4 [ESA]
The Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg's UWE-4 (University of Würzburg's Experimental) satellite will demonstrate the application of electric propulsion for attitude and orbit control in the 1U CubeSat class by employing the NanoFEEP (Nano Field Effect Electric Propulsion) thrusters developed by TU (Technical University) Dresden.
UWE 4 was launched in 2018 on a Russian Soyuz-2-1a Fregat rocket into a solar synchronous orbit.
| Nation: | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, TU Dresden |
| Contractors: | Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, TU Dresden |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | NanoFEEP propulsion system |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 572 km × 585 km, 97.72° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWE 4 | 2018-111E | 27.12.2018 | Vo LC-1S | Soyuz-2-1a Fregat | with Kanopus-V 5, Kanopus-V 6, GRUS 1A, Flock-3k 1, ..., 12, Lemur-2 88, ..., 95, D-Star ONE iSat, D-Star ONE Sparrow, ZACUBE 2, Lume 1, Dummy, SAMSON-Dummy 1, 2, 3 |
Launch Sites:
- Vo = Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
References:
- Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg: UWE-4
Further UWE missions:
