Delfi-C3 [Technical University of Delft]
Official name DELFI C3
Alternative name Delfi-C3
Cospar ID 2008-021G
Norad ID 32789
Launch date 2008-04-28
Launch site SRI
Launch vehicle PSLV-CA
Country/Organization Netherlands
Type application Technology
Operator Technical University of Delft
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date 2023-11-13
Shape Box + 1 Ant
Mass (kg) 3
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.3
Span (m^2) 0.3
Lifetime 1 year (design); +6 years reached
Contractors Technical University of Delft; Pumpkin, Inc. (bus)
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (3U)
Power 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

Delfi-C3 is the first nanosatellite student project from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. The satellite is based on the CubeSat concept and a number of novel technologies were tested on board the satellite:

  • Hands-on education & training of students on a real spacecraft project.
  • Demonstration of four arrays of Thin Film Solar Cells (TFSC) from Dutch Space.
  • Demonstration of two Autonomous Wireless Sun Sensors (AWSS) from TNO.
  • A Radio Amateur Platform (RAP) from TU Delft, comprising a linear transponder.
  • Development of a modular nanosatellite spacecraft bus and a distributed ground segment.

After launch, the satellite received the designations DO 64 or Delfi-OSCAR 64.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
DELFI C3 2008-021G 2008-04-28 SRI PSLV-CA with Cartosat 2A, IMS 1, CanX 6, CanX 2, AAUSAT 2, Cute 1.7 + APD II, COMPASS 1, SEEDS 2, Rubin 8-AIS