Delfi-C3

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Organization Delft University of Technology Launch Date 28th April 2008 (TBC) Launch Site Satish Dhawan Space Centre Launcher PSLV Dimensions 10 x 10 x 10 cm³ Satellite Mass 1 Kg

Delfi-C3 is the first nanosatellite student project from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

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The Delfi-C3 mission is a technology demonstrator mission that will test three different experiments in orbit. Two of these payloads are provided by industry partners. For Dutch Space, their novel Thin Film Solar Cells (TFSC) will be tested during the Delfi-C3 mission and for TNO Science and Industry, the working principle of a Autonomous Wireless Sun Sensor (AWSS) will be proven.

                                     

                             Img 1 : TFSC                  Img 2 : AWSS                  

In addition to these two industry payloads, a third payload was scheduled for the mission: the ATRX (Advanced Transceiver). However, this payload will not be completed in time and is therefore not flown on the Delfi-C3.

[edit] External links

• The Delfi-C3 Official Site