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 by Staff Writers Webster TX (SPX) Feb 20, 2020
Nanoracks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, has completed the Company's 17th CubeSat deployment mission from the International Space Station using commercially developed and operated hardware. Nanoracks was the first company to offer commercial hardware and services for small satellite deployment in low-Earth orbit. Nanoracks' 17th CubeSat deployment mission included satellites launched to the International Space Station on both Northrop Grumman's NG-12 flight and the SpaceX CRS-19 mission. The deployer packs were then assembled together on orbit by the astronaut crew. "The diversity of users on each CubeSat mission is growing with every flight," says Nanoracks Senior External Payloads Mission Manager, Tristan Prejean. "Our 17th CubeSat mission has satellites built by university students, international space agencies and research institutes, commercial companies reaching the ISS for the first time, and by our friends at NASA. Commercial access to low-Earth orbit is enabling an unprecedented cohort of users from around the world to make discoveries in space - and we are watching this grow year by year." The satellites released on February 19, 2020 and their deployment times were:
+ RadSat-u (Montana State University) - 07:10:01 GMT QARMAN (Qubesat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on AblatioN) is the world's first CubeSat designed to survive atmospheric re-entry. The QARMAN project, funded by the European Space Agency, started in 2013 at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI). Notably, AzTechSat-1 is the first satellite built by students in Mexico for deployment from the Space Station and is the first CubeSat built as a collaboration between the Mexican Space Agency and NASA. The investigation demonstrates communication within a satellite network in low-Earth orbit. Such Intra-satellite communication could reduce the need for ground stations, lowering the cost and increasing the number of data downloads possible for satellite applications. Additionally, HARP marked the 100th CubeSat project for which launch and deployment was funded by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), which offers universities, high schools and non-profit organizations the opportunity to fly small satellites. Launches for CSLI selectees are provided through Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) missions facilitated by NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP). HARP, RadSat-u, Phoenix, SOCRATES, CryoCube, AzTechSat-1, SORTIE, and ARGUS-02 missions were all part of the ELaNa 25 mission managed by NASA LSP. "Huge congratulations to the NASA ELaNa team on their 100th CubeSat milestone. Led by Scott Higginbotham out of Kennedy Space Center, this initiative has allowed so many students to experience building real in-space hardware and programs and has given our team at Nanoracks the opportunity to work with some of the most intelligent students around the country and the world. Thank you for allowing Nanoracks to play a key role in this inspiring and effective program!" concludes Prejean. To date, Nanoracks has deployed 263 small satellites, including 3 MicroSats across multiple deployment platforms, including the International Space Station, the Cygnus spacecraft, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, and soon, SpaceX's Falcon 9.
The CubeSat Launch Initiative Celebrates its 100th CubeSat Mission Deployment Washington DC (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) CubeSat has become the 100th CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) selected mission deployed into space. This mission marks nearly 12 years of the CSLI providing CubeSat developers rideshare opportunities to space via Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) missions. "This 100th mission is extremely noteworthy because it highlights just how special and valuable CSLI is. Not only does the initiative provide real-life, hands-on experience to the next gene ... read more
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