Medusa

This cansat was the payload and part of structure of Perseo rocket. It aimed to emulate the reentry of a capsule implementing a heat shield. It had part of its electronics on the bottom part. The heat shield deployed as soon as it is deployed from the rocket, however, when it reached a 300 m (985 ft) altitude a mechanical system implementing springs deployed a parachute that allowed it to land safely. It was recovered successfully.