QARMAN [Von Karman Institute]
Official name QARMAN
Alternative name QARMAN
Cospar ID 1998-067RG
Norad ID 45263
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Belgium
Type application Technology
Operator Von Karman Institute
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2022-02-06
Shape Box + 4 Pan
Mass (kg) 5.285
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Lifetime 3 months
Contractors Von Karman Institute
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries

QARMAN (QubeSat for Aerothermodynamic Research and Measurements on Ablation) is a Belgian 3U CubeSat, designed by the Von Karman Institute to demonstrate reentry technologies, particularly novel heatshield materials, new passive aerodynamic drag and attitude stabilisation systems, and the transmission of telemetry data during reentry via data relay satellites in low-Earth orbit.

The satellite will perform experiments on stability during the orbit phase and measurements of ablation and radiation during re-entry.

The satellite was to be launched with the bulk of the QB50 constellation to the ISS in 2017, from where they will be deployed. The satellite missed the QB50 launch and was later remanifested on the Dragon CRS-19 mission in late 2019, which will deliver it to the ISS for deployment. It was deployed on 19 February 2020.

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