Q-PACE

CubeSat Particle Aggregation and Collision Experiment

future Mission

Designed to perform a long-term experiment to simulate the processes leading to planet formation, by studying how small particles in a chamber collide and collect, interacting in microgravity at low velocity. However, after deployment and insertion into orbit, controllers couldn't make contact with the satellite.

Type

CubeSat

Launch

Jan. 17, 2021

Location

Earth orbit

Objective

Simulate Planet-Forming Processes
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