Polysat-2

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Organization California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo Launch Date 26th June 2006 Launch Site Baikonur Launcher DNEPR Dimensions 10 x 10 x 10 cm³ Satellite Mass 1 Kg

CP2 is Cal Poly's second satellite. Development began around Fall of 2003 and was officially called "done" in March of 2005. The team behind CP2 contained engineers from several disciplines, including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. Many lessons were learned from the design and construction of CP1 and put to good use with CP2. CP2 was launched on July 26th, 2006 on the Dnepr 1 mission. The satellite unfortunately did not make it to orbit due to rocket failure.

[edit] Mission

The primary missions of CP2 were an energy dissipation experiment as well as a field-test of what we have dubbed the CP Bus. CP2 marks our first attempt at "standardizing" a CubeSat bus to enable easier integration of a wide variety of payloads.

[edit] External links

• The CalPoly Satellite Project Official Site