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QBX1 (37249)
COSPAR: 2010-066F | Alt Name: QbX-1
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 8, 2010
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
37249
International Designator
2010-066F
Decay Date
1/6/2011
Basic Satellite Info
Name
QBX1
Alternative Name
QbX-1
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
NROC/NRL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
QBX1, also known as QbX-1, is a 3U CubeSat technology satellite launched on December 8, 2010, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 0.6 meters in span with a diameter of 0.1 meters, and its dry mass is 4 kilograms. It was manufactured by PUMPK/NRL for the NROC/NRL to serve as part of the NRO Colony I payload. Equipped with four deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, QBX1's mission purpose was technology demonstration. The satellite has a box-like shape with four panels and an RCS value of 0.0447. Its operational lifetime was approximately 30 days.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.6
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box + 4 Pan
Radar Cross Section
0.0447
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
NRO Colony I
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
PUMPK/NRL
Life Expectancy
~ 30 days
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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