CSTB 1 [Boeing]
Official name CSTB 1
Alternative name CSTB 1
Cospar ID 2007-012F
Norad ID 31122
Launch date 2007-04-17
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology
Operator Boeing
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 98.23
Inclination (deg) 98.35
Perigee (km) 623
Apogee (km) 725
Eccentricity 0.0756676557863502
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.6594726661916
Semi-Major axis (km) 7052.135
Raan (deg) 101.1848
Arg of perigee (deg) 166.9512
Shape Box + 1 Ant
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors Boeing
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

The CSTB 1 (CubeSat TestBed 1) cubesat is a 1.5 kg Nanosatellite for technical research. An Integrated Defense Systems Advanced Systems team of engineers at Huntington Beach, Calif., is building the spacecraft as a testbed for components that will be used in Boeing's development of nanosatellites (spacecraft weighing less than 10 kg).

Besides its “brains” - four microcontrollers - the tiny satellite contains:

  • Redundant communications systems with two independent radios.
  • Two high-capacity batteries.
  • A deployable antenna.
  • A sophisticated control system that determines the attitude (relative position) of the spacecraft by using sun and magnetic field sensors.
  • A simple attitude control system that uses embedded magnetic torque coils.
  • Multifunctional boards on the side panels that contain a variety of sensors and electronics.
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CSTB 1 2007-012F 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, MAST