ORCASat

The OPTICAL REFERENCE CALIBRATION SATELLITE (ORCASat), was the University of Victoria's contribution to the Canadian CubeSat Project. It was a 2U CubeSat designed and build by students which launched on the 26th of November 2022. ORCASat was operated from December 29th, 2022 to July 7th, 2023, when it burned up upon reentry into the atmosphere.

Mission

1. Provide a reference light source from orbit to calibrate ground-based optical observatories.

2. Train the next generation of Canadian space engineers and technologists.

Learn more at: https://www.orcasat.ca/