Re-Entry: SERPENS
Brazil’s SERPENS CubeSat, launched aboard the HTV-5 cargo spacecraft and deployed from the International Space Station in September 2015, re-entered on March 27, 2016 after six months in orbit.
NORAD ID: 40897
Origin: Brazil
Object: SERPENS
Type: 3U CubeSat
Mass: ~4kg
Inclination: 51.6°
Launched: August 19, 2015 – 11:50 UTC
Launch Vehicle: H-IIB
Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Released from ISS: September 17, 2015
Re-Entry Prediction: March 27, 2016 – 7:53 UTC +/-9 Minutes
Re-Entry Zone: Atlantic Ocean
SERPENS (Sistema Espacial para Realização de Pesquisa e Experimentos com Nanossatélites) is a student-built 3-Unit CubeSat developed by a consortium of Brazilian Universities in a project involving over 100 students to gain experience in the development, manufacture and operation of a space mission. The 3U satellite consists of two sectors developed separately.
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