Spacetrack Directory Name | AEROCUBE 7B |
Alternative name | IOCPS B |
Orbit launches | 2017-11-12 |
Deorbitation date | 2022-08-05 |
Days in orbit | 1727 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
Perigee | 427 km |
Apogee | 432 km |
Height AEROCUBE 7B | 384.33 km |
Demonstrate optical communications from a CubeSat to a 30 cm diameter ground station from LEO at a rate of at least 5 Mbps. Demonstrate tracking of a nearby spacecraft using a commercial COTS automotive anti-collision radar sensor and an inexpensive optical mouse sensor. Optical comm rate of 200 Mbps demonstrated in 2018. First demo of free-flying LEO cubesat optical comm to the ground.