CapSat 1 [Weiss School]
Official name CAPSAT 1
Alternative name CapSat-1
Cospar ID 1998-067UH
Norad ID 53770
Launch date 1998-11-20
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Technology
Operator Weiss School
RCS size SMALL
Decay date 2023-01-31
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 1
Height (m) 0.1
Width (m) 0.1
Depth (m) 0.1
Span (m^2) 0.1
Contractors Weiss School
Configuration CubeSat (1U)
Power Solar cells, batteries, capacitors

The CapSat 1 (Capacitor Satellite 1) is an 1U CubeSat educational mission by the Weiss School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to establish a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program featuring a hands-on, research-focused approach, to foster student?s natural curiosity and to facilitate excellence via individual and team competitions.

CapSat-1 will measure capacitance and the discharge rate of capacitors as a function of time to test the efficiency of using capacitors as an electrical power system in place of lithium-ion batteries.

It was selected in 2019 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CAPSAT 1 1998-067UH 1998-11-20 TTMTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Dragon CRS-25, EMIT, BeaverCube, CLICK A, D3, JAGSAT 1, FUTABA, HSU-SAT 1, TUMnanoSAT