Petey (satellite)
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Petey is a satellite, part of Three Corner Satellite
project. Designed and being built by mostly undergraduate students at the New Mexico State University
as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory
's University Nanosat Program. It is responsible for communication system in 3CS project.
Satellite was not completed in time for launch of 3CS on December 21, 2004 and later was donated to the National Air and Space Museum
’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
.
Satellite carries name of New Mexico State University's mascot, Pistol Pete
.
3 Corner Satellite
Three Corner Satellite consists of three student-built microsatellites flying in formation. Primary mission objectives were to demonstrate formation flying, provide stereoscopic imaging of cloud formations, and demonstrate distributed and autonomous operations.A pair of spacecraft, Ralphie and...
project. Designed and being built by mostly undergraduate students at the New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Research Laboratory
The Air Force Research Laboratory is a scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable aerospace warfighting technologies; planning and executing the Air Force science and...
's University Nanosat Program. It is responsible for communication system in 3CS project.
Satellite was not completed in time for launch of 3CS on December 21, 2004 and later was donated to the National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and...
’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 's annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States....
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Satellite carries name of New Mexico State University's mascot, Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete (mascot)
Pistol Pete is the athletics mascot of Oklahoma State University, New Mexico State University and the University of Wyoming. The Pistol Pete mascot costume features traditional cowboy attire and a headpiece resembling Frank Eaton...
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