BRICSat 2 [USNA]
Official name BRICSAT 2
Alternative name BRICSat-2
Cospar ID 2019-036S
Norad ID 44355
Launch date 2019-06-25
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-Heavy (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology, Communication
Operator US Naval Academy Satellite Lab, George Washington University
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2022-04-20
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 2
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors US Naval Academy Satellite Lab, George Washington University
Propulsion 4 × µCAT
Configuration CubeSat (1.5U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

BRICSat 2 (Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite) is a low cost 1.5U CubeSat built by the US Naval Academy Satellite Lab in collaboration with George Washington University, that will demonstrate on-orbit operation of a Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster (µCAT) electric propulsion system and carries an Amateur communication payload as a follow on to BRICSat-P (BRICSat 1).

Four µCAT offset thrusters can both change the attitude of BRICSAT-2 but also do some orbit maneuvering.

BRICSat-2 has a Amateur communication payload on boards. An APRS constellation transponder with a telemetry downlink on 437.975 MHz and with packet up- and downlinks on 145.825 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 AX25.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
BRICSAT 2 2019-036S 2019-06-25 AFETR Falcon-Heavy (Block 5) with DSX , FORMOSAT 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, GPIM, OTB 1, NPSat 1, Oculus-ASR, Prox 1, LightSail 2, ARMADILLO, FalconSat 7, E-TBEx A, E-TBEx B, PSat 2, Prometheus 2.6, Prometheus Mass Model, TEPCE 1, 2, CP 9 (LEO), StangSat