Our Contribution
The Mission
APL has successfully delivered, flown, and operated two miniaturized satellites, or CubeSats, as part of a Lab-led flight demonstration known as the CubeSat Signal Preprocessor Assessment and Test (CAT).
Spacecraft and Instruments
The two identical 3U (nanosatellite) configuration CubeSats each had two deployed solar panels and an industry-provided radio frequency payload. The satellites were launched from the International Space Station in 2019.
Results and Expectations
Capitalizing on APL’s successful small-satellite Multimission Bus Demonstration, the Lab conducted system engineering activities, subsystem analysis, requirements development, and mission operations for this test.
Mission Facts
Launch
2019
