SSS-2B (APSCO Student Small Satellite 2B) is the third project being developed by APSCO in the Asia-Pacific International Cooperation Organization (APSCO). It is led and coordinated by TUBITAK-UZAY (TÜBİTAK Space Technology Research Institute).
Name of Satellite | SSS-2B (APSCO Student Small Satellite 2B) |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Contractor | Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) |
Country of Contractor | Multinational |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 4 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 495 |
Date of Launch | 15.04.2023 |
Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2023-054G |
NORAD Number | 56184 |
SSS-2B is a 3U high CubeSat, its purpose is to test some subsystems of CubeSan and get information from them. It also has a low-resolution camera that allows it to collect information about the total ionizing dose and process it.