| Delfi-n3Xt | |
| Mission Type: | Education and Technology Demonstration |
| Operator: | Delft University of Technology |
| Cospar Id: | 2013-066N |
| Satcat: | 39428 |
| Mission Duration: | (in progress) |
| Spacecraft Type: | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer: | Pumpkin, Inc |
| Launch Mass: | 3kg (07lb)[1] |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 10 x 30 cm |
| Launch Date: | UTC[2] |
| Launch Rocket: | Dnepr |
| Launch Site: | Dombarovsky 370/13 |
| Launch Contractor: | Kosmotras |
| Orbit Epoch: | 24 May 2014, 14:04:39 UTC[3] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 599km (372miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 780km (490miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 97.76 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 98.41 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
Delfi-n3Xt is a Dutch nanosatellite which is operated by Delft University of Technology.[4] It was launched on 21 November 2013.[5] It is a three-unit CubeSat which will be used to demonstrate propulsion and communications systems for future missions.[6]
Delfi-n3Xt was launched successfully by a Dnepr carrier rocket flying from Site 370/13 at the Dombarovsky launch site. Delfi was a secondary payload aboard the rocket, whose primary mission was to deploy DubaiSat 2 and STSAT-3. Delfi was one of 25 secondary payloads aboard the rocket, for a total of 32 satellites.
The Delfi team made contact with the satellite during its first pass.