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{{short description|CubeSat satellite}}
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[[File:Vermont Lunar CubeSat.jpg|thumbnail|Vermont Lunar CubeSat]]
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| orbit_epoch = July 4, 2014, 20:59:35&nbsp;UTC<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=39407|title=VERMONT LUNAR Satellite details 2013-064AD NORAD 39407|work=N2YO|date=July 4, 2014|accessdate=July 5, 2014}}</ref>
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The '''Vermont Lunar CubeSat''' is a [[CubeSat]] [[satellite]] launched in 2013 by [[Vermont Technical College]] and funded in part by grants from [[NASA]], Vermont Space Grant Consortium and in part by voluntary donations. The satellite, costing about 50,000 [[US Dollars]] to build - with NASA offering a free launch as part of the ELaNa program - served as a testing model for guidance and navigation pending future launches.<ref name="Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project">{{cite web | url=http://www.vtspacegrant.org/cubesat_vtproject.php | title=Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project | publisher=Vermont Technical College | accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> The eventual goal of the project is to build a CubeSat capable of orbiting the moon.<ref name="Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory">{{cite web | url=http://www.cubesatlab.org/ | title=Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory | publisher=Vermont Technical College | accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> It was launched on November 19, 2013 from [[Wallops Flight Facility]] in [[Virginia]] as part of a payload containing two NASA, 11 university, one high school and 14 Air Force CubeSats. Vermont Lunar is the only non NASA/Air Force CubeSat from this ELaNa IV launch that is fully working. Eight were never heard from at all. SPARK/Ada 2005 was used, and this is the first spacecraft of any kind programmed in [[SPARK (programming language)|SPARK]]<ref name="Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory">{{cite web | url=http://www.cubesatlab.org/ | title=Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory | publisher=Vermont Technical College | accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref>. The control software contained about 10,000 lines of SPARK/Ada code. The Principal Investigator was Dr. Carl Brandon, the Software Supervisor was Dr. Peter Chapin, and Dan Turner served as the Principal Student Programmer. This was the first satellite of any kind built by a college or university in New England{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}.
The '''Vermont Lunar CubeSat''' is a [[CubeSat]] [[satellite]] by [[Vermont Technical College]] and funded in part by grants from [[NASA]] and the Vermont Space Grant Consortium and in part by voluntary donations. The satellite, costing about US$50,000 to build — with NASA offering a free launch as part of the ELaNa program — served as a testing model for guidance and navigation pending future launches.<ref name="Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project">{{cite web | url=http://www.vtspacegrant.org/cubesat_vtproject.php | title=Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project | publisher=Vermont Technical College | access-date=1 January 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113051839/http://www.vtspacegrant.org/cubesat_vtproject.php | archive-date=January 13, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The eventual goal of the project is to build a CubeSat capable of orbiting the Moon.<ref name="Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory">{{cite web | url=http://www.cubesatlab.org/ | title=Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory | publisher=Vermont Technical College | access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref>
It was launched on November 19, 2013, from [[Wallops Flight Facility]] in [[Virginia]] as part of a payload containing two NASA, 11 university, one high school, and 14 Air Force CubeSats. Vermont Lunar is the only non-NASA/USAF CubeSat from this ELaNa IV launch that is fully working. Eight were never heard from at all. SPARK/Ada 2005 was used, and this is the first spacecraft of any kind programmed in [[SPARK (programming language)|SPARK]].<ref name="Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory"/> The control software contained about 10,000 lines of SPARK/Ada code. The Principal Investigator was Carl Brandon, the Software Supervisor was Peter Chapin, and Dan Turner served as the Principal Developer. This was the first satellite of any kind built by a college or university in New England{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}.
[[File:North coast of Western Australia.jpg|thumbnail|The North coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland taken by the Vermont Lunar CubeSat]]
[[File:North coast of Western Australia.jpg|thumbnail|The North coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland taken by the Vermont Lunar CubeSat]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Spaceflight|Solar System}}
;Lunar CubeSats in development:
*[[Lunar IceCube]]
*[[Lunar Flashlight]]
*[[Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:36, 4 April 2024

Vermont Lunar CubeSat
Mission typeTechnology
OperatorVermont Technical College
COSPAR ID2013-064AD Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39407
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerVermont Technical College
Launch mass1 kilogram (2.2 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 20, 2013, 01:15 (2013-11-20UTC01:15Z) UTC[1]
RocketMinotaur I
Launch siteMARS LP-0B
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay dateNovember 21, 2015 (2015-11-21)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeInclined
Perigee altitude438 km (272 mi)
Apogee altitude450 km (280 mi)
Inclination40.52 degrees
Period93.47 minutes
EpochJuly 4, 2014, 20:59:35 UTC[2]
 

The Vermont Lunar CubeSat is a CubeSat satellite by Vermont Technical College and funded in part by grants from NASA and the Vermont Space Grant Consortium and in part by voluntary donations. The satellite, costing about US$50,000 to build — with NASA offering a free launch as part of the ELaNa program — served as a testing model for guidance and navigation pending future launches.[3] The eventual goal of the project is to build a CubeSat capable of orbiting the Moon.[4]

It was launched on November 19, 2013, from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of a payload containing two NASA, 11 university, one high school, and 14 Air Force CubeSats. Vermont Lunar is the only non-NASA/USAF CubeSat from this ELaNa IV launch that is fully working. Eight were never heard from at all. SPARK/Ada 2005 was used, and this is the first spacecraft of any kind programmed in SPARK.[4] The control software contained about 10,000 lines of SPARK/Ada code. The Principal Investigator was Carl Brandon, the Software Supervisor was Peter Chapin, and Dan Turner served as the Principal Developer. This was the first satellite of any kind built by a college or university in New England[citation needed].

The North coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland taken by the Vermont Lunar CubeSat

See also[edit]

Lunar CubeSats in development

References[edit]

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "VERMONT LUNAR Satellite details 2013-064AD NORAD 39407". N2YO. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Vermont Lunar CubeSat Project". Vermont Technical College. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Project Overview - CubeSat Laboratory". Vermont Technical College. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

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