The AeroCube-10 mission consists of two nanosatellites, called AeroCube-10a and 10b that willdemonstrate 1) precision satellite-to-satellite pointing, 2) deployment of atmospheric probes forin-situ measurement of air density, 3) small-spacecraft proximity operations using propulsion froma steam thruster (no docking is planned), and 4) solar cell performance degradation experimentthat will correlate data from radiation sensors tuned to the energy levels suspected of causingdamage to a drop in solar cell power output.
The AeroCube-10a and 10bspacecraft are manifested as part of an upcoming Commercial Resupply Service mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS). They will be deployed directly from the resupply spacecraft atthe end of its mission. The resupply mission will launch from the Mid-Atlantic RegionalSpaceport on Antares 230/Cygnus. The orbit will be circular between 400 km to 500 km altitudewith an inclination of 51.6°.
0827-EX-CN-2018 QuoteThe AeroCube-10 mission consists of two nanosatellites, called AeroCube-10a and 10b that willdemonstrate 1) precision satellite-to-satellite pointing, 2) deployment of atmospheric probes forin-situ measurement of air density, 3) small-spacecraft proximity operations using propulsion froma steam thruster (no docking is planned), and 4) solar cell performance degradation experimentthat will correlate data from radiation sensors tuned to the energy levels suspected of causingdamage to a drop in solar cell power output. Quote The AeroCube-10a and 10bspacecraft are manifested as part of an upcoming Commercial Resupply Service mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS). They will be deployed directly from the resupply spacecraft atthe end of its mission. The resupply mission will launch from the Mid-Atlantic RegionalSpaceport on Antares 230/Cygnus. The orbit will be circular between 400 km to 500 km altitudewith an inclination of 51.6°. A pair of cubesats that will be deployed above the ISS altitude after Cygnus leaves ISS.
Now, Cygnus will perform some burns to enter an orbit 50km above the ISS and to released then several cubesats, in about 6 hours...
This STA is necessary to authorize radio transmission of data to and from the ThinSat satellites. This STA is necessary to replace STA 1063-EX-ST-2018, because the launch has been slipped from NG-10 to NG-11, as part of the rescheduling of launches due to the recent Soyuz launch failure. All orbit and lifetime parameters remain the same as for the original STA, but the launch date will be NET March 1 2019, current expected date April 17, 2019.
The TJ REVERB satellite will be launched to the ISS on the Cygnus NG-11 missioncurrently scheduled for April 17, 2019. The satellite will be deployed from the ISS by Nanoracks
ELaNa 26Date: NET April 17, 2019Mission: NG-11 – Antares II, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.5 CubeSat Missions scheduled to be deployedCAPSat – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisHARP – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MarylandOPAL – Utah State University, Logan, UtahTJREVERB – Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VirginiaVirginia CubeSat Constellation – Old Dominion Research Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia
For the NG-11 mission Cygnus will carry an external NanoRacks CubeSat Satellite Deployer (NRCSD), which will deploy up to 4 “CubeSat” microsats following departure from ISS. Each NRCSD, with integrated CubeSats, is provided to NGIS by NASA. The microsats release point will be approximately 45 km above the ISS. The Cygnus orbit will be circular at the time of the deployments
http://iss.jaxa.jp/kiboexp/news/20190221_birds.htmlGoogle translationQuoteThree ultra-small satellites of 1 U size (10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm), designed and manufactured by Kyushu Institute of Technology as the third bulletin of the BIRDS project (* 1) on February 18, 2019, the next Saturday, 19 Singapore Space Technology One small ultra-small satellite of 3 U size (10 cm × 10 cm × 30 cm) designed and manufactured by the National University of Singapore based on the contract with the association (* 2) was transferred to the Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) It was handed over to JAXA and the installation work was carried out to release from the Japanese space experiment building "Kibo" in the International Space Station (ISS) around May to June.The third bulletin of the BIRDS project this time is from students of Kyushu Institute of Technology and students from Sri Lanka and Nepal who are studying at the university. Among them, for Sri Lanka and Nepal, it is the country's first artificial satellite.The installation work is proceeding smoothly and will be launched to the ISS around April in the future by the Signin Supply Vessel Operation No. 11 (NG - 11) from the state of the state of Purga in the United States.The installation work is proceeding smoothly and will be launched to the ISS around April in the future by the Signin Supply Vessel Operation No. 11 (NG - 11) from the state of the state of Purga in the United States.
Three ultra-small satellites of 1 U size (10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm), designed and manufactured by Kyushu Institute of Technology as the third bulletin of the BIRDS project (* 1) on February 18, 2019, the next Saturday, 19 Singapore Space Technology One small ultra-small satellite of 3 U size (10 cm × 10 cm × 30 cm) designed and manufactured by the National University of Singapore based on the contract with the association (* 2) was transferred to the Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) It was handed over to JAXA and the installation work was carried out to release from the Japanese space experiment building "Kibo" in the International Space Station (ISS) around May to June.The third bulletin of the BIRDS project this time is from students of Kyushu Institute of Technology and students from Sri Lanka and Nepal who are studying at the university. Among them, for Sri Lanka and Nepal, it is the country's first artificial satellite.The installation work is proceeding smoothly and will be launched to the ISS around April in the future by the Signin Supply Vessel Operation No. 11 (NG - 11) from the state of the state of Purga in the United States.The installation work is proceeding smoothly and will be launched to the ISS around April in the future by the Signin Supply Vessel Operation No. 11 (NG - 11) from the state of the state of Purga in the United States.
The 3U satellite, named IOD-1 GEMS (Global Environmental Monitoring Satellite), is scheduled for launch onboard a Cygnus uncrewed resupply spacecraft and will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) by an Antares rocket. The launch window at NASA Wallops (Virginia, USA) opens on 17 April 2019.
ELaNa 26Date: NET April 17, 2019Mission: NG-11 – Antares II, Wallops Flight Facility, Va.2 CubeSat Missions scheduled to be deployedCAPSat – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisHARP – University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland
CAPSat is slated for launch in fall 2019
For the NG-11 mission Cygnus will carry an external NanoRacks CubeSat Satellite Deployer (NRCSD), which will deploy up to 4 “CubeSat” microsats following departure from ISS.
Testing for yet another #Cygnus mission is underway as we gear up for #NG11! Seven more #CubeSats will be destined for orbit.
The SpooQy-1 and BIRDS-3 were handed over to JAXA on the same day and are scheduled to be launched aboard the Cygnus 11 Spacecraft from Virginia, USA.