STRaND-1: Launched 2013

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  • Lift of of PSLV-C20 on 25 February 2013 carrying STRaND-1 into orbit. Credit ISRO
  • PSLV launcher flight ready for 25 February 2013
  • STRaND-1 flight ready in SSTL's cleanroom
  • STRaND-1 flight ready with the team from Surrey Space Centre and SSTL
  • STRaND-1 flight ready February 2013 with Shaun Kenyon, Dr Peter Shaw, Dr Chris Bridges
  • All hands on deck. Integrating solar panels on STRaND-1
  • Dr Susan Jason working on STRaND-1 during final assembly phase
  • Dr Peter Shaw during final hardstack of STRaND-1
  • STRaND-1 in thermal vacuum chamber
  • STRaND-1 January 2013. The smartphone camera can be seen peeping out of the porthole at the top of the stack.
  • STRaND-1 Computer Generated Image

Satellite Data

Name:
STRaND-1

Customer:
SSC/SSTL

Mission:
Technology Demonstration

Mass:
3.5kg

Platform:
3U-CubeSat

Launch Data

Launch Date:
25 February 2013 12.31 UTC

Launch Site:
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India

Launcher:
Polar Satellite Launch Vechicle (PSLV C-20)

Orbit:
785km sun-synchronous

Press Releases


In the news

STRaND-1 phonesat ready for orbit 
BBC News online 07 February 2013

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