SpaceQuest has been involved in and made major contributions to commercial, university and AMSAT missions.
Here we list some of those projects, complete with mission descriptions, SpaceQuest's contribution and
photo galleries. Missions in the navigation bar on the left provide a more in-depth perspective on SpaceQuest's involvement.
Spacecraft |
Role / Components |
Year |
Size |
Mass |
Mission / Comments |
Bigelow Aerospace Genesis-2 |
Avionics Systems, Ground Stations, Ground & Space Software, 8 Solar Arrays, Vision System, and Launch Integration Services |
2006-2007 |
Bigelow Aerospace Private Inflatable Space Structure |
1,200 kg |
Bigelow Aerospace Private Inflatable Space Structure |
SaudiSats 3,4,5 & 6 Saudi Arabia |
Communications Subsystem |
2007 |
35 cm cubes |
15 kg |
Communications for Messaging and Tracking |
Swales Associates |
GPS Receiver |
2006 |
70 cm X 2 meters |
600 kg |
Hyperspectral Imager for U.S. Air Force |
University of Missouri |
Two GPS Receivers |
2006 |
36-cm cube |
35 kg |
Formation Flying |
TacSat-3 and TacSat-4 |
Communications Payload |
2006 |
50 cm X 1 meter |
300 kg |
Communications for remote monitoring and tracking |
RadarSat-3 |
C-Band Flight Antennas |
2005 |
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MDA/Canada |
NASA/Ames |
Integrated Solar Panels |
2005 |
10 x 10 x 30 cm |
5 kg |
Bio-Experiment using a triple cubesat |
Team Encounter Flight One |
Bus Provider, Payload Integrator and Launch Services |
2006 |
31 x 30 x 60cm |
65 kg |
Preliminary Design. Integrates NASA Goddard Inertial Stellar Compass and deploys a L'Garde Solar Sail |
Bigelow Aerospace Genesis-I |
Avionics Systems, Ground Stations, Ground & Space Software, 8 Solar Arrays, Vision System, Payload Integration and Launch Integration Services |
2005 |
7 feet diameter by 15 feet long |
1,200 kg |
Bigelow Aerospace Private Inflatable Space Structure |
AMSAT-Echo |
Bus, Payload & Launch Provider |
2004 |
25cm cube |
11 kg |
Amateur Radio Satellite with S-Band transmitter |
FalconSat-3A |
Avionics Bus Provider, ACS System, Systems Engineering |
2004 |
50cm cube |
45 kg |
Air Force Experimental Satellite Qualification Model Complete Avionics Bus with Attitude Control System |
FalconSat-3B |
Avionics Bus Provider, ACS System, Systems Engineering |
2004 |
50cm cube |
45 kg |
Air Force Experimental Satellite Flight Model Complete Avionics Bus with Attitude Control System |
AprizeSat-1 |
Bus, Payload & Launch Provider |
2004 |
25cm cube |
12 kg |
Commercial communications Satellite for Aprize Satellite |
AprizeSat-2 |
Bus, Payload & Launch Provider |
2004 |
25cm cube |
12 kg |
Commercial communications Satellite for Aprize Satellite |
SaudiComSat-1 |
Communications Payload |
2004 |
35cm cube |
15 kg |
Saudi Amateur Radio Satellite |
SaudiComSat-2 |
Communications Payload |
2004 |
35cm cube |
15 kg |
Saudi Amateur Radio Satellite |
UNISAT-3 |
Avionics System Provider, ACS, and Systems Engineering |
2004 |
30cm Hex |
10 kg |
University of Rome Amateur Radio Satellite |
CSA Microsat |
Bus Provider, Payload Integrator and Launch Services |
2004 |
30 x 30 x 60cm |
75 kg |
Preliminary Design Complete |
QuickSat |
Flight computer, GMSK Modem, Transmitters, Receivers & Antennas |
2003 |
45cm cube |
40 kg |
Canadian Space Agency In-house development |
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GPS Receiver |
2003 |
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Naval Postgraduate School |
AMSAT A0-40 |
HF, VHF/UHF, L, S, and C band Receivers, HF, K, VHF/UHF, S, and X band Transmitters |
2002 |
40cm x 2000cm |
400 kg |
Amateur Radio Satellite in high elliptical orbit, 60,000 km Apogee, 250 Watts, Hexagonal prism, Deployable Panels, Liquid Propulsion system, 3-Axis stabilized |
LatinSat A |
Bus, Payload & Launch Provider |
2002 |
25cm cube |
12 kg |
Commercial communications Satellite |
LatinSat B |
Bus, Payload & Launch Provider |
2002 |
25cm cube |
12 kg |
Commercial communications Satellite |
ChipSat |
Command Receiver and Antenna Systems |
2002 |
900 x 800 x 40 cm |
40 kg |
UC Berkeley Space Science Lab Satellite, 60-Watt, 3-Axis stabilized |
SaudiSat 1C |
Payload Provider |
2002 |
35cm cube |
11 kg |
Amateur Radio Satellite with Video Camera |
University of Arizona |
250mW UHF transmitter and command receiver |
2001 |
10cm Nanosat |
1 kg |
250mW UHF transmitter and command receiver |
MOST |
Flight Computer and Memory System |
2000 |
63 x 58 x 25 cm |
25 kg |
Star Telescope Mission for Canadian Space Agency |
SaudiSat 1A |
Bus Provider Payload Provider |
2000 |
25cm cube |
10 kg |
Commercial and Amateur Radio Communications Satellite |
SaudiSat 1B |
Bus Provider Payload Provider |
2000 |
25cm cube |
10 kg |
Commercial and Amateur Radio Communications Satellite |
ASUSat |
Flight Transmitter and Command Receiver |
1999 |
15 in. cylinder |
5 kg |
Arizona State University Amateur Satellite |
JawSat |
Flight computer, Memory Board, Modem, Transmitter & Receiver |
1999 |
60cm cube |
300 kg |
Support Bus for five University Amateur Spacecraft |
OPAL |
Flight Computer, Modem |
1999 |
40cm |
10 kg |
Stanford University Amateur Satellite |
Sapphire |
Flight computer, Modem |
1999 |
40 cm Hex |
52 kg |
Stanford University Amateur Satellite |
Citizen Explorer |
Flight Receiver Flight Transmitter Antenna System |
1998 |
~40cm |
40 kg |
University of Colorado Experimental Satellite |
ItamSat |
Bus Provider Payload Provider |
1993 |
25cm cube |
10 kg |
Amateur Radio Communications Satellite |
EyeSat |
Bus Provider Payload Provider |
1993 |
25cm cube |
12 kg |
Commercial store and-forward communications satellite with an auxiliary amateur payload. |