CryoCube 1 [NASA]
Official name CRYOCUBE
Alternative name CryoCube 1
Cospar ID 1998-067RD
Norad ID 45260
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology
Operator NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2021-11-23
Shape Box + 2 Disk
Mass (kg) 5
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Contractors NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Sierra Lobo, Inc.
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

CryoCube 1 (CC 1) is a nanosatellite developed by NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to perform cryogenic fluid management experiments.

CryoCube-1 will perform experiments for fluid location sensing, slosh characterization and cryogenic fluid transfer.

The 3U Cubesat features deployable solar arrays, which double as a solar heat shield. A second deployable heat shield will block earth's infrared radiation. Active doors will expose the cryogenic oxygen tank to space during eclipse phases.

It was selected in 2011 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program. It was launched on board of Dragon CRS-19 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 19 February 2020.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CRYOCUBE 1998-067RD 1998-11-20 TTMTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Dragon CRS-19, HISUI, CIRiS, MiniCarb, VPM, SORTIE, QARMAN, AztechSat 1, EdgeCube, MakerSat 1, ORCA 2, ORCA 8