Binar-1 Preflight Imagery

Top view of the completed Binar-1 flight model sits proudly waiting for launch. Binar-1 is first Western Australian sovereign spacecraft, to be followed by many in the coming years. The deep blue solar panels seen at the front of the spacecraft will power the two sunken camera lenses seen on the top of the satellite, amongst a plethora of other subsystems. Image Credit: Image courtesy of Curtin University

jsc2021e052203 (4/12/2021) --- Top view of the completed Binar-1 flight model, waiting for launch. Binar-1 is first Western Australian sovereign spacecraft. The deep blue solar panels seen at the front of the spacecraft will power the two sunken camera lenses seen on the top of the satellite, amongst a plethora of other subsystems. Binar-1 is a 1-Unit (1U) CubeSat, the first in a series from Curtin University in Perth, Australia, to help establish a capability for planetary research. The satellite is developed by a team of students and researchers with the intention to cultivate the skills and technology to build future planetary missions focused on the Moon and small bodies of the solar system. Image courtesy of Curtin University.

Photographer Curtin University