GOMX-3

GOMX-3

Mission type	Technology demonstration
Operator	European Space Agency
COSPAR ID	1998-067HA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	3U CubeSat
Manufacturer	GomSpace
Start of mission
Launch date	19 August 2015, 11:50:49 UTC
Rocket	H-IIB with Kounotori 5
Launch site	Yoshinobu Launch Complex
Deployed from	ISS
Deployment date	5 October 2015
End of mission
Decay date	18 October 2016
General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) ←  PROBA-V GOMX-4B  →

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. ^{[1] [2]} It was ESA's first in-orbit demonstration CubeSat. ^[3] After being deployed from the ISS on 5 October 2015, it successfully tested various miniaturised communication technologies. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of European Space Agency programmes and missions

References

1. "GOMX 3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
2. "SatNOGS DB - GOMX-3". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
3. 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.
4. "GOMX-3 (GomSpace Express-3)".
5. "GOMX-3 was launched in collaboration with ESA and exceeded all expectations".
6. "GOMX-3". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-20.