OreSat0.5
Oregon's Second Satellite!Â
We amazingly got another ride to space! And since we this satellite fit between OreSat0, our first satellite, and OreSat1, our original satellite, we of course named it Oresat0.5. We handed off OreSat0.5 to ExoLaunch, our launch services provider, on May 27th, 2024, and it was deployed into a 510 km sun synchronous low earth orbit on August 16th, 2024, on board SpaceX Transporter-11.
OreSat0.5 is a 2U CubeSat that is a technology demonstration for two of our primary systems: (1) the attitude determination and control system (ADCS) of the modular, expandable, and open source OreSat bus, and (2) the Cirrus Flux Camera (CFC) short wave infrared (SWIR) sensor.We're now waiting for an August 16th launch on
2024-05-27: Handoff to Exolaunch
A group of us flew down to Oxnard, CA to hand off Oresat0.5 to ExoLaunch. We integrated it into one of ExoLaunch's NOVA CubeSat Deployers - check out the PSAS logos on the deployer!! Next step - Launch on SpaceX Transporter-11!!
2024-08-16: Launch
Oresat0.5 was launched on Friday August 16th, 2024 at 11:56am PDT (18:56 UTC) aboard the SpaceX Transporter-11 mission. It was deployed into a 510 km sun synchronous low earth orbit (SSO) at 12:52 pm.
2024-08-18: FIRST BEACONS!!
We received our first data beacons from OreSat0.5's UHF radio via the Satellite Networked Open Ground Station (SatNOGS) network at 1:08pm, only 16 minutes after deployment!! In the first 36 hours, we've received hundreds of beacons. Battery voltages and temperatures seem to be stable: everything looks good so far. Next up: try pinging the satellite.