W-Cube is an ESA ARTES mission developed by Reaktor Space Lab. Its purpose is to study the propagation of extremely high frequency W-band radiowaves through the ionosphere and upper atmosphere.
Name of Satellite | W-Cube |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Contractor | Joanneum Research |
Country of Contractor | Austria |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 5 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 519 |
Date of Launch | 30.06.2021 |
Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2021-059CQ |
NORAD Number | 48965 |
W-Cube Technology Development Satellite the satellite carries two radio beacons and conducts measurements over the mission prime, Joanneum Research’s ground station in Graz.