IMPACT [Aerospace Corp.]
Official name AEROCUBE 8D
Alternative name Aerocube 8D
Cospar ID 2016-067E
Norad ID 41852
Launch date 2016-11-11
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Atlas-5(401)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology
Operator Aerospace Corporation
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95.55
Inclination (deg) 98.11
Perigee (km) 542
Apogee (km) 548
Eccentricity 0.0055045871559633
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.0706436420722
Semi-Major axis (km) 6923.135
Raan (deg) 298.6887
Arg of perigee (deg) 221.2648
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 2
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.2
Lifetime 3 months
Contractors Aerospace Corporation
Propulsion SiEPro
Configuration CubeSat (1.5U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

AeroCube 8 (AC8) or IMPACT (), is a two satellite cubesat mission by the Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo to demonstrate a new electric propulsion, nanotechnologies (CNT) and solar cell technologies.

The IMPACT mission consists of two 1.5U Cubesats with the prime mission to demonstrate scalable ion-electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro). Additional experiments are to measure IV curves for 4-junction IMM solar cells and 5-junction SBT cells, to demonstrate CNT harness and use of CNT/PEEK material and to evaluate CNT radiation-shielding material.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
AEROCUBE 8A 2015-025J 2015-05-20 AFETR Atlas-5(501) with X-37B OTV-4, GEARRS 2, LightSail 1, OptiCube 1, OptiCube 2, OptiCube 3, USS Langley, AeroCube 8B, BRICSat-P, PSat A
AEROCUBE 8B 2015-025K 2015-05-20 AFETR Atlas-5(501) with X-37B OTV-4, GEARRS 2, LightSail 1, OptiCube 1, OptiCube 2, OptiCube 3, USS Langley, AeroCube 8A, BRICSat-P, PSat A
AEROCUBE 8D 2016-067E 2016-11-11 AFWTR Atlas-5(401) with WorldView 4, RAVAN, OptiCube 4, AeroCube 8C, Prometheus 2.1, Prometheus 2.3, CELTEE 1
AEROCUBE 8C 2016-067F 2016-11-11 AFWTR Atlas-5(401) with WorldView 4, RAVAN, OptiCube 4, AeroCube 8D, Prometheus 2.1, Prometheus 2.3, CELTEE 1