Aeneas Mission

Objectives and Applications

Aeneas is a 3U CubeSat nanosatellite, developed at the Space Engineering Research Center (SERC), University of Southern California (USC) in collaboration with student teams. Launched in 2012, Aeneas is the first CubeSat with the capability to track the location of cargo containers on a global scale over the open ocean using a 1 watt WiFi-like transceiver.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Aeneas
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
USC / SERC
Launch Date
13 Sep 2012
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2024
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
TBD
Orbit Period
96.68 minutes
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
66 deg
Orbit Altitude
770 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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