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Mission type
  
Technology

COSPAR ID
  
2011-061E

Rocket
  
Delta II 7920-10C

Inclination
  
101.71°

Period
  
1.6 hours

Launch date
  
28 October 2011

Operator
  
Auburn University

SATCAT no.
  
37854

Launch site
  
Vandenberg SLC-2W

Inclination
  
101.71°

Apogee
  
750,000 m

Manufacturer
  
Auburn University

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Similar
  
Explorer‑1 [Prime], RAX‑2, Jugnu, PSSC‑2, SRMSAT

Aubiesat 1 launch


AubieSat-1 (OSCAR-71) is a CubeSat designed, built, and tested by undergraduate students at Auburn University. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base October 28, 2011 atop a Delta II rocket. This was a multi-payload mission with five other CubeSats, M-Cubed, DICE-1, DICE-2, Explorer-1 and RAX-2.

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Purpose

The purpose of AubieSat-1 was to accomplish several things:

  • Establish Auburn University as a university capable of developing satellites.
  • Provide workforce applicable experience for students.
  • Study and compare the effects of solar cell coatings.
  • Demonstrate a system bus that could be used at the baseline design for additional satellites later developed by the program.

    • References

    AubieSat-1 Wikipedia
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