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Launch mass
  
< 10 kilograms (22 lb)

Launch site
  
Satish Dhawan FLP

Operator
  
University of Würzburg

Rocket
  
PSLV C14

Launch date
  
23 September 2009

Reference system
  
Geocentric orbit

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Similar
  
BeeSat‑1, ITUpSAT1, PharmaSat, SwissCube‑1, Nanosat‑1B

The University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2 (UWE-2) is a CubeSat of a length of 10 cm and a mass of 1 kg. Developed by the University of Würzburg, its scientific objectives are;

  • tests of methods and algorithms for attitude determination,
  • optimisation of internet protocol parameters, in order to adapt to the specific space environment.

    • On 23.9.2009 UWE-2 was launched by an Indian PSLV rocket (PSLV-C14) together with Oceansat-2 and three further CubeSats in a polar orbit at 730 km altitude. Successful operations could be initiated.

    UWE-2 followed the earlier UWE-1. UWE-3 is also planned.

    References

    UWE-2 Wikipedia
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