Educational Launch of Nanosatellites

Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (kurz ELaNa, etwa: Start von Nanosatelliten zu Ausbildungszwecken) ist eine Serie von US-amerikanischen Satellitenstarts. Die Satelliten haben Cubesat-Format und werden von Schülern, Studenten und Forschungsinstituten gebaut. Mit Vermittlung der NASA werden sie kostengünstig als Sekundärnutzlasten ins All transportiert. Neben der Ausbildung im Fach Raumfahrttechnik dienen die Satelliten auch zur Erprobung neuer Technologien und für Forschungszwecke.

Die Elana-Starts werden vom Kennedy Space Center, dem NASA-Raumfahrtzentrum am Cape Canaveral, im Rahmen der „CubeSat Launch Initiative“ organisiert. Elana-Starts mit neuen, wenig erprobten Kleinraketen laufen auch unter der Bezeichnung Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS, etwa: Risikoklassen-Startdienste).

Startliste

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Stand: 26. Oktober 2023

Fehlstarts mit Verlust der Satelliten sind in der Tabelle grau hinterlegt.

Nr.Startdatum
(UTC)
RaketeStartplatz(Primärmission)
Elana-Satelliten
Verantwortliche Einrichtungen
14. März 2011Taurus XLVAFB(Glory)
Explorer-1
Hermes
KySat-1

Montana State University
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Kentucky
328. Okt. 2011Delta IIVAFB(Suomi NPP)
Explorer-1
M-Cubed/COVE
DICE
Rax-2
AubieSat-1

Montana State University
University of Michigan
Utah State University
University of Michigan
Auburn University
613. Sep. 2012Atlas VVAFB(NROL-36)
CSSWE
CINEMA
CP-5
CXBN

University of Colorado Boulder
University of California, Berkeley
California Polytechnic State University
Morehead State University
420. Nov. 2013Minotaur IMARS(STPSat 3)
KySat-2
COPPER
Trailblazer
TJ3Sat
CAPE 2
Ho`oponopono-2
DragonSat-1
SwampSat
ChargerSat-1
Vermont Lunar
PhoneSat 2.4

University of Kentucky
St. Louis University
University of New Mexico
Thomas Jefferson High School, Arlington, Va
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Drexel University
University of Florida
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Vermont Technical College
Ames Research Center
26. Dez. 2013Atlas VVAFB(NROL-39)
Firebird II A/B
IPEX
CUNYSAT
M-Cubed-2/COVE

Montana State University
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
City University of New York
University of Michigan
518. Apr. 2014Falcon 9CCAFS(Dragon CRS-3)
ALL-STAR
TSAT
KickSat
PhoneSat 2.5
SporeSat

University of Colorado Boulder
Taylor University
Cornell University
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center
828. Okt. 2014AntaresMARS(Cygnus Orb-3)
RACE

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1031. Jan. 2015Delta IIVAFB(SMAP)
Firebird II A,B
GRIFEX
EXOCUBE

Montana State University
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Polytechnic State University
1120. Mai 2015Atlas VCCAFS(X-37 OTV-4)
LightSail-A

The Planetary Society
128. Okt. 2015Atlas VVAFB(NROL-55)
BisonSat
Fox-1A
ARC-1
LMRSTSat

Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Montana
AMSAT
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
74. Nov. 2015Super StrypiKauai(HiakaSat)
Argus
PrintSat

St. Louis University
Montana State University
96. Dez. 2015Atlas VCCAFS(Cygnus OA-4)
CADRE
MinXSS
STMSat-1

University of Michigan
University of Colorado Boulder
St. Thomas More Cathedral School, Arlington
1718. Apr. 2017Atlas VCCAFS(Cygnus OA-7)
IceCube
CXBN-2
CSUNSat-1

Goddard Space Flight Center
Morehead State University
California State University
2214. Aug. 2017Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-12)
ASTERIA
Dellingr
OSIRIS-3U

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Goddard Space Flight Center
Pennsylvania State University
1312. Nov. 2017AntaresMARS(Cygnus OA-8)
ISARA
EcAMSat
TechEdSat-6

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center
1418. Nov. 2017Delta IIVAFB(JPSS-1)
RadFxSat
EagleSat
MiRaTA
MakerSat

Vanderbilt University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwest Nazarene University
2321. Mai 2018AntaresMARS(Cygnus OA-9)
EQUiSat
CubeRTT
HaloSat
MemSat
RadSat-G
RainCube
TEMPEST-D,1

Brown University
The Ohio State University
University of Iowa
Rowan University
Montana State University
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Colorado State University
1815. Sep. 2018Delta IIVAFB(ICESat-2)
DAVE
ELFINA/B
SurfSat

California Polytechnic State University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Central Florida
1617. Nov. 2018AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-10)
KickSat-2

Cornell University
243. Dez. 2018Falcon 9VAFB(SSO-A)
IRVINE02
WeissSat-1

University High School, Irvine
Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
215. Dez. 2018Falcon 9CCAFS(Dragon CRS-16)
TechEdSat-8
UNITE

Ames Research Center
University of Southern Indiana
1916. Dez. 2018ElectronMahia(VCLS-1)
ALBus
CeREs
CHOMPTT
CubeSail
DaVinci
ISX
NMTSat
RSat
Shields-1
STF-1

Glenn Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
University of Florida
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
North Idaho STEM Charter Academy
California Polytechnic State University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
United States Naval Academy
Langley Research Center
West Virginia University
2617. Apr. 2019AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-11)
VCC

Old Dominion Research Foundation
1525. Juni 2019Falcon HeavyKSC(STP-2)
Armadillo
LEO (CP9)
StangSat

University of Texas at Austin
California Polytechnic State University
Merritt Island High School
2725. Juli 2019Falcon 9CCAFS(Dragon CRS-18)
RFTSat

Northwest Nazarene University
25A2. Nov. 2019AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-12)
Argus-02
HARP
Phoenix
RadSat-U
SOCRATES
HuskySat-1
SwampSat II

St. Louis University
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Arizona State University
Montana State University
University of Minnesota
University of Washington
University of Florida
25B5. Dez. 2019Falcon 9CCAFS(Dragon CRS-19)
AzTechSat-1
SORTIE
CryoCube

Ames Research Center
Atmospheric & Space Technology Research
Kennedy Space Center
28CIRiS
EdgeCube
Utah State University
Sonoma State University
3015. Feb. 2020AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-13)
TechEdSat-10

Ames Research Center
3213. Juni 2020ElectronMahia(Rideshare)
ANDESITE

Boston University
313. Okt. 2020AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-14)
BobCat-1
NEUTRON-1
SPOC

Ohio State University
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Georgia
2017. Jan. 2021LauncherOneMASP(VCLS-1)
PolarCube
MiTEE
CACTUS-1
Q-PACE
TechEdSat-7
RadFxSat-2
EXOCUBE-2
CAPE-3
2× PICS

University of Colorado Boulder
University of Michigan
Capitol Technology University
University of Central Florida
Ames Research Center
Vanderbilt University
California Polytechnic State University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Brigham Young University
3524. Jan. 2021Falcon 9CCSFS(Transporter-1)
PTD-1

Ames Research Center
3320. Feb. 2021AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-15)
IT-SPINS

Montana State University
363. Juni 2021Falcon 9CCSFS(Dragon CRS-22)
RamSat

Oak Ridge Public Schools, Tennessee
3729. Aug. 2021Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-23)
CapSat-1
PR_CuNaR 2
Space-HAUC

Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
University of Massachusetts
3427. Sep. 2021Atlas VVSFB(Landsat 9)
CUTE
CuPID

University of Colorado Boulder
Boston University
3821. Dez. 2021Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-24)
Daily
Gaspacs
Patcool
Targit

The Aerospace Corporation
Utah State University
Kennedy Space Center
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
2913. Jan. 2022LauncherOneMASP(STP-27VPB)
2× PAN

Cornell University
4110. Feb. 2022Rocket 3CCSFS(VCLS-2A)
Bama-1
Inca
QubeSat
R5-S1

University of Alabama
New Mexico State University
University of California, Berkeley
Johnson Space Center
4419. Feb. 2022AntaresMARS(Cygnus NG-17)
Nachos

Los Alamos National Laboratory
392. Juli 2022LauncherOneMASP(STP-28A)
GPX2
CTIM-FD

Langley Research Center
University of Colorado Boulder
4515. Juli 2022Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-25)
BeaverCube
CapSat-1
Click A
D3
Jagsat

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens
Ames Research Center
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of South Alabama
4926. Nov. 2022Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-26)
Mario
petitSat
Sport
TJREVERB

University of Michigan
Goddard Space Flight Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Thomas Jefferson High School, Arlington, Va
5015. März 2023Falcon 9KSC(Dragon CRS-27)
ARKSat-1
LightCube

University of Arkansas
Arizona State University
4715. April 2023Falcon 9VSFB(Transporter-7)
CIRBE

University of Colorado Boulder
40LLITEDThe Aerospace Corporation,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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