Astronomy:3Cat-8
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| Mission type | Ionosphere research, technology demonstration, education |
|---|---|
| Operator |  Template:Country data Catalunya UPC |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 6U CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | NET 2026 |
| Rocket | RFA One |
| Launch site |   SaxaVord Spaceport |
| Contractor |  Rocket Factory Augsburg |
3Cat-8 is a future Spanish ionospheric research satellite under development by the NanoSat Lab at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. The 6U CubeSat-type small satellite features a deployable Fresnel zone plate antenna, a dual receiver for GNSS occultation and reflectometry, a hyperspectral imager for observing aurora, as well as a PocketQube deployer.[1][2][3][4][5] The satellite is expected to launch no earlier than 2026 from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, on the second test flight of the German rocket RFA One.[6][7][8][9] The launch of the satellite is supported by the German government via DLR.[10]
References
- ↑ Kulu, Erik. "3CAT-8" (in en). https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/3cat8.html.
- ↑ Contreras-Benito, Luis; Osipova, Ksenia; Buitrago-Leiva, Jeimmy Nataly; Gracia-Sola, Guillem; Coppa, Francesco; Climent-Salazar, Pau; Sopena-Coello, Paula; Garcín, Diego et al. (2024). "3Cat-8 Mission: A 6-Unit CubeSat for Ionospheric Multisensing and Technology Demonstration Test-Bed" (in en). Remote Sensing 16 (22). doi:10.3390/r. ISSN 2072-4292. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/22/4199.
- ↑ Coppa, Francesco (2024-07-25). Design and Analysis of a Fresnel Zone Plate Antenna for Nanosatellite Missions (laurea thesis) (in italiano). Politecnico di Torino.
- ↑ Aguiló Seguí, Sara (2024-09-10). Analysis of hyperspectral imaging in 3Cat-8 mission (Bachelor thesis thesis). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
- ↑ Cruz Martinez, Alberto (2023-06-27). Analysis and design of the 3Cat-8 pointing control system for high-volume data downlink (Bachelor thesis thesis). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
- ↑ Christiaens, Kris (2023-11-23). "RFA flies eight customers on second flight" (in en-gb). https://www.futurespaceflight.com/launch-overview/electron.html?view=article&id=230:rfa-flies-eight-customers-on-second-flight&catid=75.
- ↑ Redaktion, Raumfahrer net (2023-11-23). "Kleinsatelliten – Gewinner von drei DLR-Wettbewerben gekürt - Raumfahrer.net" (in de). https://www.raumfahrer.net/kleinsatelliten-gewinner-von-drei-dlr-wettbewerben-gekuert/.
- ↑ "Rocket Factory Augsburg names eight customers on second flight". https://satnews.com/2023/11/27/rocket-factory-augsburg-names-eight-customers-on-second-flight/.
- ↑ Pons, Juan (2023-11-27). "These are the German, French and British competitors of Spanish startup PLD" (in en). https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/new-technologies-innovation/these-are-the-german-french-and-british-competitors-of-spanish-startup-pld/20231127105259194067.html.
- ↑ "Small satellites – winners of three DLR competitions selected" (in en). https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/small-satellites-winners-of-three-dlr-competitions-selected.
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