Spacetrack Directory Name | CHEFSAT |
Orbit launches | 2017-11-12 |
Deorbitation date | 2022-01-02 |
Days in orbit | 1512 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
Perigee | 407 km |
Apogee | 410 km |
Height CHEFSAT | 378.38 km |
Tests and prepares consumer communications technology for use in space. The growing range of devices, components and miniaturized technology available on consumer markets represents a boon for space exploration and cost management. CHEFSat specifically readies a consumer-grade radio frequency device for wider space use by testing its safety and effectiveness in a working CubeSat deployed from the International Space Station (ISS).