39440 - CUBEBUG-2 (LO-74)

CubeBUG-2 (AKA Manolito, or Lusat Oscar 74) is the second technology demonstration mission for a new 2U CubeSat platform design (mechanics, hardware and software) intended to be released as Open Source and Open Hardware for its use in Amateur projects, University projects and Research labs. This project is sponsored by the Argentinian Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation.

It will carry an amateur radio AX.25 packet radio digipeater. As payload on this second mission, some custom designed components will be tested: an antenna, solar panels, and an on-board computer, a camera, a GPS transceiver and a software defined radio based on COTS components.

Alternate Names

Manolito
Lusat Oscar 74

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2013-11-21
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Yasni, Russia
Mass: 2.0 kg