PW-Sat2

PW-Sat2 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology in cooperation with the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[2]

PW-Sat2
Mission typeTechnology
COSPAR ID2018-099BJ
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Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type2U CubeSat
ManufacturerWarsaw University of Technology (Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering)
Start of mission
Launch date3 December 2018
RocketFalcon 9 v1.1 FT
Launch siteVandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E
ContractorInnovative Space Logistics B.V.[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth

PW-Sat2 mission patch  

Development of PW-Sat2 begun in September 2013 with launch planned for 2017.[3] Eventually, it was launched on 3 December 2018 on the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, with the goal to test deorbit sail.[2] It deorbited as planned on 23 February 2021.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Oficjalne: PW-Sat 2 na Falcon 9!" (in Polish). Kosmonauta.net. 17 September 2023.
  2. Technology, Warsaw University of. "The PW-Sat2 launch". Warsaw University of Technology.
  3. "PW-Sat2 gets 180 000 € to fund the launch". PW-Sat2: Polish student satellite project. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  4. Technology, Warsaw University of. "Current mission status". Warsaw University of Technology. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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