PW-Sat2
Mission type | Technology |
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COSPAR ID | 2018-099BJ |
SATCAT no. | 43814 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
Manufacturer | Warsaw University of Technology (Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 December 2018 |
Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 FT |
Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E |
Contractor | Innovative Space Logistics B.V.[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
PW-Sat2 mission patch |
PW-Sat2 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology in cooperation with the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[2]
Development of PW-Sat2 begun in September 2013 with launch planned for 2017.[3] Eventually, it was launched on 3 December 2018 with the goal to test deorbit sail.[2] It deorbited as planned on 23 February 2021.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Oficjalne: PW-Sat 2 na Falcon 9!" (in Polish). Kosmonauta.net.
- ^ a b Technology, Warsaw University of. "The PW-Sat2 launch". Warsaw University of Technology.
- ^ "PW-Sat2 gets 180 000 € to fund the launch". PW-Sat2: Polish student satellite project. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ Technology, Warsaw University of. "Current mission status". Warsaw University of Technology. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
Categories:
- CubeSats
- Student satellites
- Spacecraft launched in 2018
- Satellites of Poland
- Polish inventions
- 2018 in Poland
- Spacecraft stubs