UNSW-ECO
Satellite information UNSW-ECO - QB50-AU02
| Spacetrack Directory Name | UNSW-ECO |
| Alternative name | QB50-AU02 |
| Orbit launches |
1998-11-20 |
| Deorbitation date |
2018-12-03 |
| Days in orbit | 7318 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Australia (AUS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| WWW | Here |
Additional information UNSW-ECO
Main mission is to study the thermosphere by means of ion/neutral mass spectrometry and temperature measurements. four secondary mission goals. Firstly, to perform verification of a GPS receiver and additional Radio Reflectometry and Radio Occultation experiments using GPS signals. Secondly, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) will monitor Single Event Upsets (SEU) and recover from them within a fixed time-limit. Thirdly, a microkernel operating system is flown to show it can do critical system tasks, such as ADCS control. Lastly, the structure of the CubeSat will be made by 3D printing techniques. QB50.
