Educational Launch of Nanosatellites

Satellitenstartprogramm der NASA

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).

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Stand: 26. Oktober 2023

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

Nr. Startdatum
(UTC)
Rakete Startplatz (Primärmission)
Elana-Satelliten
Verantwortliche Einrichtungen
1 4. März 2011 Taurus XL VAFB (Glory)
Explorer-1
Hermes
KySat-1

Montana State University
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Kentucky
3 28. Okt. 2011 Delta II VAFB (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
6 13. Sep. 2012 Atlas V VAFB (NROL-36)
CSSWE
CINEMA
CP-5
CXBN

University of Colorado Boulder
University of California, Berkeley
California Polytechnic State University
Morehead State University
4 20. Nov. 2013 Minotaur I MARS (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
2 6. Dez. 2013 Atlas V VAFB (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
5 18. Apr. 2014 Falcon 9 CCAFS (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
8 28. Okt. 2014 Antares MARS (Cygnus Orb-3)
RACE

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10 31. Jan. 2015 Delta II VAFB (SMAP)
Firebird II A,B
GRIFEX
EXOCUBE

Montana State University
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Polytechnic State University
11 20. Mai 2015 Atlas V CCAFS (X-37 OTV-4)
LightSail-A

The Planetary Society
12 8. Okt. 2015 Atlas V VAFB (NROL-55)
BisonSat
Fox-1A
ARC-1
LMRSTSat

Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Montana
AMSAT
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
7 4. Nov. 2015 Super Strypi Kauai (HiakaSat)
Argus
PrintSat

St. Louis University
Montana State University
9 6. Dez. 2015 Atlas V CCAFS (Cygnus OA-4)
CADRE
MinXSS
STMSat-1

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

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

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

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center
14 18. Nov. 2017 Delta II VAFB (JPSS-1)
RadFxSat
EagleSat
MiRaTA
MakerSat

Vanderbilt University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwest Nazarene University
23 21. Mai 2018 Antares MARS (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
18 15. Sep. 2018 Delta II VAFB (ICESat-2)
DAVE
ELFINA/B
SurfSat

California Polytechnic State University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Central Florida
16 17. Nov. 2018 Antares MARS (Cygnus NG-10)
KickSat-2

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

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

Ames Research Center
University of Southern Indiana
19 16. Dez. 2018 Electron Mahia (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
26 17. Apr. 2019 Antares MARS (Cygnus NG-11)
VCC

Old Dominion Research Foundation
15 25. Juni 2019 Falcon Heavy KSC (STP-2)
Armadillo
LEO (CP9)
StangSat

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

Northwest Nazarene University
25A 2. Nov. 2019 Antares MARS (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
25B 5. Dez. 2019 Falcon 9 CCAFS (Dragon CRS-19)
AzTechSat-1
SORTIE
CryoCube

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

Ames Research Center
32 13. Juni 2020 Electron Mahia (Rideshare)
ANDESITE

Boston University
31 3. Okt. 2020 Antares MARS (Cygnus NG-14)
BobCat-1
NEUTRON-1
SPOC

Ohio State University
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Georgia
20 17. Jan. 2021 LauncherOne MASP (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
35 24. Jan. 2021 Falcon 9 CCSFS (Transporter-1)
PTD-1

Ames Research Center
33 20. Feb. 2021 Antares MARS (Cygnus NG-15)
IT-SPINS

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

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

Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
University of Massachusetts
34 27. Sep. 2021 Atlas V VSFB (Landsat 9)
CUTE
CuPID

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

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

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

University of Alabama
New Mexico State University
University of California, Berkeley
Johnson Space Center
44 19. Feb. 2022 Antares MARS (Cygnus NG-17)
Nachos

Los Alamos National Laboratory
39 2. Juli 2022 LauncherOne MASP (STP-28A)
GPX2
CTIM-FD

Langley Research Center
University of Colorado Boulder
45 15. Juli 2022 Falcon 9 KSC (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
49 26. Nov. 2022 Falcon 9 KSC (Dragon CRS-26)
Mario
petitSat
Sport
TJREVERB

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

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

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

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