CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- AeroCube-3
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Full Name
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AeroCube-3 CubeSat
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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Aerospace , USAF , USSF
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Launch Date
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19 May 2009
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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06 Jan 2011
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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40.5 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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460 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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AeroCube-3 was a CubeSat demonstration mission developed by the Aerospace Corporation from the United States of America, with the objective of testing bus performance, as well as progressing mission development and the ability to photograph the launch vehicle. AeroCube-3 was the follow-on mission to AeroCube and AeroCube-2, which both encountered failures during or after launch.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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