SSETI-Express

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:benefits successful demonstration
gptkbp:collaboration yes
gptkbp:collaborator European universities
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
gptkbp:communication UHF band
gptkbp:control_system autonomous
gptkbp:controls reaction wheels
gptkbp:cooling_system passive thermal control
gptkbp:data_return successful
gptkbp:data_type multispectral images
gptkbp:data_usage 1 Mbps
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2007
gptkbp:design students and researchers
student-led project
gptkbp:development 18 months
gptkbp:educational_value high
gptkbp:funding gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:has_programs SSETI program
gptkbp:home_ground SSETI ground station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SSETI-Express
gptkbp:image_format gptkb:JPEG
gptkbp:image_processing yes
onboard processing
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2005
October 20, 2005
October 27, 2005
gptkbp:launch_mass 120 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Starsem
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz
gptkbp:launched gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:SSETI_consortium
gptkbp:mass 120 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2007
yes
demonstrate new technologies
gptkbp:mission_duration 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type technology demonstration
gptkbp:objective demonstrate new technologies for small satellites
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_use 2 years
gptkbp:orbit_type Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:payload_capacity 30 kg
Earth observation instruments
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:program_goal educational outreach
gptkbp:project 2 years
SSETI project team
technology demonstration and education
gptkbp:propulsion cold gas thrusters
gptkbp:research_focus satellite technology
gptkbp:resolution 1 meter
gptkbp:storage solid-state recorder
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SSETI-Express_2
gptkbp:team students and faculty
gptkbp:uses_technology COTS components
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-118
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5