Chasqui-1

Chasqui-1 was launched by hand during a spacewalk from the International Space Station on 18 August 2014 by Oleg Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov. Chasqui-1 is a 1U Cubesat developed by the National University of Engineering, Peru. Chasqui-1 is the first Peruvian satellite and was developed using commercially available components. Chasqui-1 carries on board two cameras, … Read more

AMSAT-NA Announces New Fox Satellite Launch in 2015

AMSAT is excited to announce a launch opportunity for the Fox-1C Cubesat. AMSAT has teamed with Spaceflight Inc. for integration and launch utilizing Spaceflight’s SHERPA system to a sun-synchronous orbit in the third quarter of 2015. Fox-1C is the third of four Fox-1 series satellites under development, with Fox-1A and RadFXsat/Fox-1B launching through the NASA … Read more

EO-80 (QB50p2)

EO-80, also known as QB50p2, is a 2U cubesat (10cm x 10cm x 20cm) built and launched as a collaborative effort led by the von Karman Institute and ISIS-BV. The primary function of the satellite is testing of the systems designed for the QB50 mission cubesats, including the Attitude Determination and Control System, Ion & … Read more

EO-79 (QB50p1 and FUNcube-3)

EO-79, also known as QB50p1 and FUNcube-3, is a 2U cubesat (10cm x 10cm x 20cm) built and launched as a collaborative effort led by the von Karman Institute and ISIS-BV. The primary function of the satellite is testing of the systems designed for the QB50 mission cubesats, including the Attitude Determination and Control System, … Read more