In 2016 the Canadian Area Company started the method of what would develop into the Canadian CubeSat Challenge. Now six years later and after a number of delays, most induced by the the pandemic, the primary two scholar satellites from this challenge are scheduled to launch Saturday, Nov. 26.
The primary two satellites being launched from the challenge are the College of Victoria’s ORCASat (Optical and Radio Calibration of Atmospheric Attenuation CubeSat CubeSat) and Dalhousie College’s LORIS (Low Orbit Reconnaissance Imagery Satellite tv for pc) CubeSat. We recently profiled both projects.
The launch of ORCASat and LORIS is scheduled for Saturday on Falcon 9 launch of SpaceX’s twenty sixth Industrial Resupply Providers (CRS-26) mission to the Worldwide Area Station (ISS). The 2 small CubeSat’s shall be onboard as cargo for future deployment from the ISS by an astronaut.
The instantaneous launch window of the Falcon 9 rocket is at 2:20 p.m. ET (19:20 UTC), with a backup launch alternative accessible on Sunday, November 27 at 1:58 p.m. ET (18:58 UTC). You possibly can watch the launch on SpaceQ.
Initially, 15 groups of scholars from post-secondary establishments in every province and territory were selected for the Canadian CubeSat Challenge. What number of of these groups will truly see their satellites launch continues to be to be introduced.
We do know that the remainder of the Canadian CubeSat Challenge CubeSat’s will launch in 2023. Immediately, the Canadian Area Company introduced {that a} second group of seven groups are making ready for launch. This consists of groups from; The Yukon Faculty, Aurora Analysis Institute, College of Alberta, McMaster College, Concordia College, Université de Sherbrooke and York College.
