IRVINE01

IRVINE01 was a 1U CubeSat built by the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program (ICSP), a team of six high schools from Irvine, California. IRVINE01 was an educational mission with the aim of developing interest and talent in the science and engineering fields.

IRVINE01 featured the first orbital ion electrospray thruster developed by Accion Systems. Other technologies aboard included deployable solar arrays and magnetorquers, both supplied by the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency.

IRVINE01 was launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on November 11, 2018, as part of an Electron rocket mission operated by Rocket Lab entitled "It's Business Time".

IRVINE01 reentered the atmosphere on February 3, 2023.