SOCEM: Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission

  • James E. Lumpp
  • , Anthony K. Karam
  • , Daniel M. Erb
  • , Jason R. Bratcher
  • , Samir A. Rawashdeh
  • , Twyman Clements
  • , Nathan Fite
  • , Jeffrey Kruth
  • , Benjamin Malphrus
  • , Ivan Bland
  • , Riki Munakata
  • , Roland Coelho
  • , Jordi Puig-Suari
  • , Jason Reese
  • , Charles Brodell
  • , Scott Schaire

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4 Scopus citations

Abstract

SOCEM: Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission will attempt, for the first time, to eject CubeSats in space from a sub-orbital sounding rocket. 1 2 This technology demonstration flight will eject two CubeSats from a standard 17-inch diameter NASA sounding rocket. Two student-designed and student-built CubeSats will be ejected as part of the mission, a 2U CubeSat ADAMASat (Antenna Deployment and Mono-filament Actuator Satellite) developed by Kentucky Space to test CubeSat actuator designs and a 1U CubeSat developed by Cal Poly as a test-bed for PolySat bus technologies. The CubeSats will be ejected perpendicular to the direction of flight without requiring a de-spin maneuver providing the CubeSats with several minutes in space before re-entry and impact in the Atlantic Ocean. The SOCEM flight is scheduled for launch on 21 January 2010. Success in this effort could provide a robust ride-share technology for future NASA sounding rocket missions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky, MT, United States
Duration: Mar 6 2010Mar 13 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1095-323X

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBig Sky, MT
Period3/6/103/13/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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