Credit NASA
OrcaSat-2 is a 3U CubeSat with an S-band downlink, intended for useful data volume from low Earth orbit. It exists on paper. Hardware is not authorized to buy. It is a go / no-go after OrcaSat-1. There is no promised date.
- Size
- 3U CubeSat
- Mass
- ~4 kg
- Radio
- S-band + UHF
- Status
- Go / no-go
This flight
- More data per pass
- The satellite can point
- UHF kept as a backup beacon
- Size
- 3U CubeSat
- Mass
- ~3–4 kg
- Cost
- under $100k
- Year
- After OrcaSat-1