Engineering:PW-Sat2
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Short description: Polish satellite
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| 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 on the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, 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. http://kosmonauta.net/2016/10/oficjalne-pw-sat-2-na-falcon-9/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Technology, Warsaw University of. "The PW-Sat2 launch". http://www.pw.edu.pl/engpw/News/The-PW-Sat2-launch.
- ↑ "PW-Sat2 gets 180 000 € to fund the launch" (in en-GB). http://pw-sat.pl/en/2016/01/pw-sat2-gets-180-000-e/.
- ↑ Technology, Warsaw University of. "Current mission status" (in en-GB). https://pw-sat.pl/obecny-status-misji-current-mission-status/.
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