CAPE-2 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment 2), or Louisiana-OSCAR 75, was an American amateur miniaturized satellite developed by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[3]
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-064C |
| SATCAT no. | 39382 |
| Website | CAPE-2 |
| Mission duration | 11 months, 3 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 November 2013, 01:15 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Minotaur I |
| Launch site | Wallops LA-0B[2] |
| Contractor | Northrop Grumman |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 23 October 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 498 km (309 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Inclination | 40.51° |
| Period | 93.4 minutes |
| Epoch | 20 November 2013 |
Background
editThe purpose of CAPE 2 is to gather data while orbiting in space and transmit this data to the ground station on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. The team of engineering students runs experiments and maintain the satellite while in orbit.[4]
As part of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) educational launch of nanosatellites program, CAPE-2 was launched with the following payloads: a Voice Repeater, Text to Speech, Tweeting, Digipeater, File Storage and Transfers, and DTMF Query.
Status
editOn October 23, 2014, the CAPE-2 satellite re-entered the atmosphere.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter D. "CAPE 2 (Louisiana-OSCAR 75, LO 75)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "CAPE-2". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 12 May 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "CAPE 2: NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2013-064C". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "CAPE-2". n2yo.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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