GOMX-3
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| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator |  European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067HA |
| SATCAT no. | 40949 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer |  GomSpace |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC |
| Rocket | H-IIB with Kounotori 5 |
| Launch site | Yoshinobu Launch Complex |
| Deployed from | ISS |
| Deployment date | 5 October 2015 |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 18 October 2016 |
GOMX-3 was a technology demonstration CubeSat operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Danish company GomSpace in low Earth orbit between 2015 and 2016.[1][2][3] It was ESA's first in-orbit demonstration CubeSat.[4] After being deployed from the ISS on 5 October 2015, it successfully tested various miniaturised communication technologies.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "GOMX 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ "SatNOGS DB - GOMX-3". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Kulu, Erik. "GOMX-3". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Gerhardt, David; Bisgaard, Morten; Alminde, Lars; Walker, Roger; Fernandez, Miguel; Latiri, Anis; Issler, Jean-Luc (2016-08-09). "GOMX-3: Mission Results from the Inaugural ESA In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat". Small Satellite Conference.
- ↑ "GOMX-3 (GomSpace Express-3)".
- ↑ "GOMX-3 was launched in collaboration with ESA and exceeded all expectations".
- ↑ "GOMX-3". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ↑ Nies, Gilles; Stenger, Marvin; Krčál, Jan; Hermanns, Holger; Bisgaard, Morten; Gerhardt, David; Haverkort, Boudewijn; Jongerden, Marijn; Larsen, Kim G.; Wognsen, Erik R. (2018). "Mastering operational limitations of LEO satellites – The GomX-3 approach". Acta Astronautica. 151: 726–735. Bibcode:2018AcAau.151..726N. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.04.040.
- ↑ "GOMX-3". www.rtl-sdr.com. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Launch and Early Operations Phase for the GOMX-3 Mission
- ↑ Tatomirescu, Alexandru; Pedersen, Gert F.; Christiansen, J.; Gerhardt, D. (2016). "Antenna system for nano-satelite mission GOMX-3". 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). pp. 282–285. doi:10.1109/APWC.2016.7738178. ISBN 978-1-5090-0470-6. ISSN 5090-0471.
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