
17/04/2025
🚀 Farewell, OWL 🛰️
C3S’s VHF locator and tracker instrument, OWL (Orbital Whereabout Locator), first launched on November 11, 2023, as a piggyback payload aboard EnduroSat’s Platform 5.
This tiny, 150-gram “mini satellite” quickly proved its crucial role in identifying and tracking the CubeSat during the mission — and has been consistently transmitting telemetry data ever since, boasting a flawless operational record of over a year without reset. 🔧✅
Over the past two years, OWL has achieved additional milestones: it participated in the WREN-1 mission, where it continues to perform excellently — further adding to its strong flight heritage. 🌍✨
📅 It is expected that during the early hours of April 18, we will bid farewell to the very first OWL as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and completes its remarkable journey.🌠
But for OWL, this was only the beginning — it is set to play a key role not only in C3S’s upcoming satellite missions, but also in forward-looking, innovative space industry projects.
The legacy lives on! 💫