Mission type Ionospheric research Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Launch date 10 January 2015 Launch mass 5 kg | Rocket Falcon 9 v1.1 Contractor SpaceX Launch mass 5 kg Decay date 11 May 2015 | |
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Dimensions 30 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
(11.8 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) Manufacturer Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Operator Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Similar Brasilsat‑A1, Fajr, Dove‑OSCAR 17, Satélite de Coleta de Dados, UK‑DMC 3 | ||
Deployment of aesp 14 brazilian cubesat
AESP-14 is a Brazilian 1U Cubesat developed by multiple Brazilian institutions. It was launched on 10 January 2015 aboard the SpaceX CRS-5 mission on a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket. It was the first Brazilian Cubesat ever launched into space.
Contents
- Deployment of aesp 14 brazilian cubesat
- Lan amento do foguete falcon 9 com o cubesat aesp 14
- Launch
- References
On 5 February, the satellite was deployed from the International Space Station using the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer, but an unknown malfunction caused it to be unable to transmit any data back to Earth. The satellite reentered the atmosphere on 11 May 2015.
Lan amento do foguete falcon 9 com o cubesat aesp 14
Launch
The launch of the CRS-5 mission, as well as AESP-14, was postponed three times from 16 December 2014 to 10 January 2015. The launch successfully occurred on 10 January 2015.
References
AESP-14 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA