Delfi-n3Xt

Delfi-n3Xt is a Dutch nanosatellite which is operated by Delft University of Technology.^[4] It was launched on 21 November 2013.^[5] It is a three-unit CubeSat which will be used to demonstrate propulsion and communications systems for future missions.^[6]

Delfi-n3Xt

Mission type	Education and Technology Demonstration
Operator	Delft University of Technology
COSPAR ID	2013-066N
SATCAT no.	39428
Website	www.delfispace.nl
Mission duration	11 years, 8 months, 11 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	3U CubeSat
Manufacturer	Pumpkin, Inc
Launch mass	3 kilograms (6.6 lb)[1]
Dimensions	10 x 10 x 30 cm [1]
Start of mission
Launch date	21 November 2013, 07:10:16 (2013-11-21UTC07:10:16Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Dnepr
Launch site	Dombarovsky 370/13
Contractor	Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	599 kilometres (372 mi)
Apogee altitude	780 kilometres (480 mi)
Inclination	97.76 degrees
Period	98.41 minutes
Epoch	24 May 2014, 14:04:39 UTC[3]

Delfi-n3Xt was launched successfully by a Dnepr carrier rocket flying from Site 370/13 at the Dombarovsky launch site. Delfi was a secondary payload aboard the rocket, whose primary mission was to deploy DubaiSat 2 and STSAT-3. Delfi was one of 25 secondary payloads aboard the rocket, for a total of 32 satellites.

The Delfi team made contact with the satellite during its first pass.