FrontierSat
| Names | CTS-SAT 1 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Canada University of Calgary |
| COSPAR ID | 2026-100D |
| SATCAT no. | 69015Edit this on Wikidata |
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 3U CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 May 2026, 7:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 CAS500-2 rideshare mission |
← ISTSat-1 | |
FrontierSat is an atmospheric science and technology demonstration space mission in the form of a 3U CubeSat-type small satellite.[1] The spacecraft was developed by "CalgaryToSpace", a team of University of Calgary students.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Its development was supported by University of Calgary, the Canadian Space Agency,[8] and the European Space Agency's Fly Your Satellite! program.[9] [10] The satellite was launched on May 3, 2026 on the Falcon 9's CAS500-2 rideshare mission.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Once in orbit, it successfully started transmitting beacon data.[17]
Payload
[edit ]FrontierSat carries two payloads.[10] The Mini Plasma Imager (MPI), based on the Thermal Ion Imager (TII)[18] instruments of ESA's Swarm mission, is designed to study the aurora-like STEVE phenomenon.[19] The camera-monitored Deployable Composite Lattice Boom (DCLB) will test boom deployment technology.[8] [20] [21] [22]
Mini Plasma Imager
[edit ]The Mini Plasma Imager (MPI) flown on FrontierSat was developed at the University of Calgary. It is a charged-particle anemometer. Within the instrument, an electrostatic analyzer sorts incoming ions by their kinetic energy per unit charge. An IonCCD, a form of charge-coupled device, detects the ions. The instrument outputs 32 frames per second, generating a raw telemetry stream of approximately 5100 bytes per second.[23]
See also
[edit ]- Aurora-D and Aurora-C – European space weather monitoring satellites
References
[edit ]- ^ Kulu, Erik. "FrontierSat". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ "UCalgary team prepares to launch city's first student-built satellite | News | University of Calgary". ucalgary.ca. 2025年06月05日. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Melgar, Alejandro (2025年08月13日). "Calgary's first student-built satellite to launch in 2026". CityNews Calgary. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Kajal, Kapil. "Student-built satellite to study rare atmospheric phenomenon in space". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Fieldberg, Alesia (2025年06月18日). "Satellite built by Calgary students expected to launch into space this fall". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ "CalgaryToSpace". GitHub. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Fieldberg, Alesia (2026年05月06日). "'So surreal': University of Calgary students celebrate as their satellite orbits earth". CTVNews. Retrieved 2026年05月18日.
- ^ a b Arnett, Kelsea (11 August 2025). "Eyes on the sky: Calgary's first student-built space satellite gets ready for liftoff". CBC News .
- ^ "From Canada to Belgium, the CalgaryToSpace team completes a vibration test campaign". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ a b "Teams selected for the October 2024 test window of Fly Your Satellite! Test Opportunities". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ "UCalgary, we have liftoff: Team set to launch city's first student-built satellite into orbit to study STEVE | News | University of Calgary". ucalgary.ca. 2026年04月30日. Retrieved 2026年05月03日.
- ^ "CAS500-2 Mission". SpaceX. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ "CAS500-2 & Others | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Next Spaceflight". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2026年05月03日.
- ^ Day, Eleanor (2026年05月03日). "SpaceX launches CAS500-2 and 45 other payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2026年05月03日.
- ^ Boucher, Marc (2026年05月04日). "SpaceX deploys seven Canadian satellites on CAS500-2 mission, marking University of Calgary's first". SpaceQ Media Inc. Retrieved 2026年05月04日.
- ^ Maták, Juraj. "Družice". Kozmonautika. Retrieved 2026年05月08日.
- ^ Initiative, Kaiden Brayshaw-Local Journalism (2026年05月05日). "Calgary's first student-built satellite is officially in orbit". LiveWire Calgary. Retrieved 2026年05月08日.
- ^ Burchill, Johnathan K.; Knudsen, David J. (2022年12月09日). "Swarm Thermal Ion Imager measurement performance". Earth, Planets and Space. 74 (1): 181. Bibcode:2022EP&S...74..181B. doi:10.1186/s40623-022-01736-w . hdl:1880/115575 . ISSN 1880-5981.
- ^ Burchill, Johnathan; Beer, Kaleigh; Borges, Victor; Desai, Ravindra; Ivchenko, Mykola; Knudsen, David; Rupprecht, Chase; Sarris, Theodoros; Spanswick, Emma (2026年03月14日). Innovative Measurements of Auroral Geophysics for Education and Research (IMAGER) (Report). Copernicus Meetings.
- ^ MacDonald-Gauthier, Rory (2025年10月15日). "FrontierSat delay reinforces Canada's push for sovereign launch". spacebahd - Canadian Space News. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Alaieva, Liliia (2025年08月13日). "CalgaryToSpace student satellite: FrontierSat will help simulate space weather". Universe Space Tech. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ Okpara, Chibuike (2025年08月14日). "Student-built satellite set to study a rare and mysterious cousin of Aurora Borealis and Australis". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2026年04月30日.
- ^ CalgaryToSpace. "Mini Plasma Imager (MPI)". GitHub. Retrieved 2026年05月26日.
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