Flying Laptop
University of Stuttgart
Flying Laptop is the University of Stuttgart’s first minisatellite, built by the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) to demonstrate new small-satellite bus technologies while carrying multispectral Earth observation and maritime ship surveillance payloads.
Technical specifications
- Mass
- 120 kg
- Dimensions
- 60 x 70 x 85 cm
- Orbit
- Near-circular polar orbit, ~600 km altitude
- Launch date
- 2017-07-14
- Attitude control
- 3-axis stabilized with reaction wheels and magnetorquers; GPS, star trackers, magnetometers, gyros, sun sensors
- Payload
- Multispectral Earth observation camera, AIS ship-tracking receiver
About
Flying Laptop is the University of Stuttgart’s first minisatellite, built by the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) to demonstrate new small-satellite bus technologies while carrying multispectral Earth observation and maritime ship surveillance payloads.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.