 UWE-2 satellite | |
| Names | Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | University of Würzburg |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-051D |
| SATCAT no. | 35934 |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Bus | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | University of Würzburg |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 10 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) |
| Power | 2 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 September 2009, 06:21 UTC |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C14 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | 23 September 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Altitude | 720 km (450 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.28° |
| Period | 99.31 minutes |
UWE satellite Series | |
UWE-2 (University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2) was a follow-on picosatellite technology demonstration project within the CubeSat family standard, developed and built by students of the University of Würzburg, Germany. The overall objective is to demonstrate the capabilities of attitude determination and control in picosatellites.[1]
- ^ "UWE-2 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-2)". ESA eoPortal Directory. 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.