e-st@r
| Names | est@r e-star |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | Politecnico di Torino |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-006C |
| SATCAT no. | 38079 |
| Mission duration | 4 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Politecnico di Torino |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 February 2012, 10:00:00 UTC [1] |
| Rocket | Vega (VV01) |
| Launch site | Kourou, ELV |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit [2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,082 km (672 mi) |
| Inclination | 69.47° |
| Period | 98.47 minutes |
e-st@r (Educational Satellite @ Politecnico di Torino) is a miniaturised satellite built by the Politecnico di Torino.[3] It is a 1U CubeSat design weighing 1 kg.
Launch and deployment
e-st@r was launched into low Earth Orbit on the maiden flight of Arianespace's Vega rocket on 13 February 2012. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARES, ALMASat-1, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat, ROBUSTA, UniCubeSat-GG and Xatcobeo.
The satellite was successfully deployed into orbit, and the signal received by the team's ground station and by amateur radio operators.[4] However, operations have been impeded by unexpected tumbling, and the satellite was put into safe mode.[5]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Display: E-STAR 2012-006C". N2YO.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Sabrina Corpino, Nicole Viola, Fabrizio Stesina, and Sergio Chiesa, "Design and development of the e-st@r CubeSat", Paper IAC-09.B4.6B.3, 2009 International Astronautical Congress (accessed 16 August 2013)
- ^ E-ST@R successfully launched (accessed 16 August 2013)
- ^ eoPortal Directory, E-ST@R (Educational SaTellite @ politecnico di toRino) (accessed 16 August 2013)
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