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W-Cube [Reaktor Space Lab]
W-Cube, developed by Reaktor Space Lab, is an ESA ARTES mission to study the propagation of extremely high frequency W-band radiowaves through the ionosphere and upper atmosphere.
The satellite carries two radio beacons and conducts measurements over the mission prime, Joanneum Researchs groundstation in Graz. The payload development has been led by VTT Technical Research Center of Finland. The mission will demonstrate the feasibility of using new higher frequency bands for future telecom satellites which will offer more bandwidth and data rates to the user.
The satellite will be launched via the ION-SCV 003 deployer on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) in June 2021.
| Nation: | Finland |
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| Type / Application: | Technology, earth observation |
| Operator: | Reaktor Space Lab |
| Contractors: | Reaktor Space Lab |
| Equipment: | W-band payload |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| W-Cube | 2021-059CQ | 30.06.2021 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, uSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, Capella 5, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS 01, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Centauri 4, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEENZ 7, ..., 10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Aurora, Arthur 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, Tiger 2, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, Neptuno, Ghalib, QMR-KWT |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- D-Orbit: Wild Ride Mission Booklet
