GOMX-3

GOMX-3 was a technology demonstration CubeSat operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Danish company GomSpace in low Earth orbit between 2015 and 2016.^[1][2] It was ESA's first in-orbit demonstration CubeSat.^[3] After being deployed from the ISS on 5 October 2015, it successfully tested various miniaturised communication technologies.^[4][5][6]

GOMX-3

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	European Space Agency
COSPAR ID	1998-067HA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	3U CubeSat
Manufacturer	GomSpace
Start of mission
Launch date	19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC
Rocket	H-IIB with Kounotori 5
Launch site	Yoshinobu Launch Complex
Deployed from	ISS
Deployment date	5 October 2015
End of mission
Decay date	18 October 2016
General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) ← PROBA-V GOMX-4B →

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions