page_title: Small Satellite Program (United States Naval Academy)
section_title: USS Langley
hierarchical_section_title: Small Satellite Program (United States Naval Academy) / USS Langley
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Langley with deployed solar panels
context_page_description: The United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program was founded in 1999 to actively pursue flight opportunities for miniature satellites designed, constructed, tested, and commanded or controlled by Midshipmen. The Naval Academy's aerospace laboratory facilities are some of the most advanced and extensive in the country. These facilities include structures labs, propulsion and rotor labs, simulation labs, wind tunnels with flow velocities ranging from subsonic to supersonic, computer labs, and the Satellite Ground Station. The SSP provides funds for component purchase and construction, travel in support of testing and integration, coordination with The US Department of Defense or National Aeronautics and Space Administration laboratories or with universities for collaborative projects, and guides Midshipmen through the Department of Defense Space Experiments Review Board flight selection process.
context_section_description: This 3U Colony-1 Cubesat  was designed to provide a Linux-based file server in space operating on S-Band. It launched on the ULTRA mission in spring 2015. Communications were never established with the satellite.
caption: USS Langley after vibe table testing with fully deployed solar panels.
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