AAU CubeSat
| AAU CubeSat | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Amateur radio satellite |
| Country: |
 Denmark
|
| Operator: | Aalborg University |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2003-031G |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | June 30, 2003, 14:15 UTC |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk 133/3 |
| Launcher: | Rockot |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 101.3 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.7 ° |
| Apogee height : | 835 km |
| Perigee height : | 820 km |
The AAU CubeSat is a Danish amateur radio satellite .
Structure and Mission
The satellite was designed and built by students from Ålborg University Center . It is a Pico satellite in Cubesat format 1U, the smallest possible Cubesat design. The satellite was used to train students and operate a CMOS digital camera over amateur radio .
It was launched into a low earth orbit on June 30, 2003 with a Russian Rockot rocket as a secondary payload from the Plesetsk cosmodrome . Its COSPAR designation is 2003-031G.
The successor to the AAU CubeSat is the AAU-Cubesat 2 .
literature
- Lars Alminde, Morten Bisgaard, Dennis Vinther, Tor Viscor, Kasper Østergard: Educational value and lessons learned from the AAU-CubeSat project. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2003, pages 57-62. ISBN 0-7803-8142-4 ( online )
Web links
- Website of the AAU Cubesat project (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ AAU CUBESAT. N2YO, November 14, 2013, accessed November 15, 2013 .
- ↑ AAU CubeSat in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)