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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. It was ESA's first in-orbit demonstration CubeSat. After being deployed from the ISS on 5 October 2015, it successfully tested various miniaturised communication technologies.

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GOMX-3
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
Operator European Space Agency
COSPAR ID1998-067HA
SATCAT no.40949Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type3U CubeSat
ManufacturerDenmark GomSpace
Start of mission
Launch date19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC
RocketH-IIB with Kounotori 5
Launch siteYoshinobu Launch Complex
Deployed fromISS
Deployment date5 October 2015
End of mission
Decay date18 October 2016

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 2016.123 It was ESA's first in-orbit demonstration CubeSat.4 After being deployed from the ISS on 5 October 2015, it successfully tested various miniaturised communication technologies.567891011

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  3. Kulu, Erik. "GOMX-3". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
  4. Gerhardt, David; Bisgaard, Morten; Alminde, Lars; Walker, Roger; Fernandez, Miguel; Latiri, Anis; Issler, Jean-Luc (2016-08-09). "GOMX-3: Mission Results from the Inaugural ESA In-Orbit Demonstration CubeSat". Small Satellite Conference.
  5. "GOMX-3 (GomSpace Express-3)".
  6. "GOMX-3 was launched in collaboration with ESA and exceeded all expectations".
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  8. Nies, Gilles; Stenger, Marvin; Krčál, Jan; Hermanns, Holger; Bisgaard, Morten; Gerhardt, David; Haverkort, Boudewijn; Jongerden, Marijn; Larsen, Kim G.; Wognsen, Erik R. (2018). "Mastering operational limitations of LEO satellites – The GomX-3 approach". Acta Astronautica. 151: 726–735. Bibcode:2018AcAau.151..726N. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.04.040.
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  10. Launch and Early Operations Phase for the GOMX-3 Mission
  11. Tatomirescu, Alexandru; Pedersen, Gert F.; Christiansen, J.; Gerhardt, D. (2016). "Antenna system for nano-satelite mission GOMX-3". 2016 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC). pp. 282–285. doi:10.1109/APWC.2016.7738178. ISBN 978-1-5090-0470-6. ISSN 5090-0471.