Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (CU Smead AES)
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instrumentspacecraft / CubeSatIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- CU Smead AES; LASP
Description
Smead/LASP CubeSat to demonstrate high-rate X-band communications in deep space; launch mid-2026; PI Scott Palo; US Air Force funded, winner of the Air Force University Nanosatellite Program UNP-9 competition; partners include Blue Canyon Technologies.
Official page
https://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/research/cu-boulder-cubesats
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Details
- Keywords
- high rate communications, deep space, unp-9, blue canyon technologies, us air force
- Location
- Pre-launch (Launch Date: Mid 2026)
- Measurement band
- X band (communications)
- Instrument platform
- CubeSat in LEO
- Associated entity
- Smead dept site: CU Boulder CubeSats page
- Deployment platform
- CubeSat