Delfi-n3Xt [Technical University of Delft]
Official name DELFI-N3XT
Alternative name Delfi-n3Xt
Cospar ID 2013-066N
Norad ID 39428
Launch date 2013-11-21
Launch site OREN
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization Netherlands
Type application Technology
Operator Technical University of Delft
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.47
Inclination (deg) 97.84
Perigee (km) 567
Apogee (km) 708
Eccentricity 0.110588235294118
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.7737765466297
Semi-Major axis (km) 7015.635
Raan (deg) 45.8289
Arg of perigee (deg) 226.8392
Shape Box + 4 Pan
Mass (kg) 3
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.3
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors Technical University of Delft; Pumpkin, Inc. (bus)
Propulsion T3µPS
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

The Delfi-n3Xt (or Delfi-Next) mission is second in a development line of nanosatellites called the ?Delfi Program? and is successor to the successful Delfi-C3 mission.

For Delfi-Next, the two payloads onboard are a micro-propulsion system developed by TNO in cooperation with TU Delft and University of Twente called T3µPS and an in-orbit configurable, high-efficient transceiver platform developed by ISIS BV, in cooperation with TU Delft and SystematIC BV called ITRX.

Delfi-Next will carry out an onboard experiment on hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells from the micro-electronics institute DIMES from the TU Delft.

Additionally, an experimental very low frequency receiver might be tested as precursor for the OLFAR program.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DELFI-N3XT 2013-066N 2013-11-21 OREN Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICUBE 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3