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FalconSat
FalconSat 5 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
American technology satellite. The JAWSAT/FalconSat payloads were developed as a joint effort between the Air Force Academy and Weber State University.
Status: Operational 2000. First Launch: 2000-01-27. Last Launch: 2010-11-20. Number: 4 .
Subtopics
| FalconSat 1 Experimental satellite for U.S. Air Force Academy, USA. Launched 2000. |
| FalconSat 2 Experimental satellite for U.S. Air Force Academy, USA. Launched 2006. |
| FalconSat 3 Experimental satellite built by U.S. Air Force Academy, SpaceQuest (bus) for U.S. Air Force Academy, USA. Launched 2007. |
| FalconSat 5 Experimental satellite built by U.S. Air Force Academy, SpaceQuest (bus) for U.S. Air Force Academy, USA. Launched 2010. |
| FalconSat 6 Experimental satellite for U.S. Air Force Academy, USA. |
Family:
MX,
Technology,
Technology satellite.
Country:
USA.
Launch Vehicles:
Minuteman,
Minotaur 1,
Atlas V,
Atlas V 401,
Falcon 1,
Minotaur IV.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral,
Vandenberg,
Kwajalein,
Cape Canaveral LC41,
Vandenberg SLC8,
Kwajalein OM.
Agency:
Weber,
USAFA.
Bibliography:
426,
6493,
12378.
Photo Gallery
| Falconsat-2 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| Falconsat-3 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| FalconSat 6 Credit: Manufacturer Image |
| FalconSat Credit: Manufacturer Image |
2000 January 27 - .
03:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC8.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minotaur 1.
- Falconsat - .
Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF AFMC.
Manufacturer: USAF Colorado Springs.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Falconsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 26064 . COSPAR: 2000-004D. Apogee: 810 km (503 mi). Perigee: 754 km (468 mi). Inclination: 100.20 deg. Period: 100.41 min. USAF Academy satellite, carried the CHAWS-LD (Charging Hazards and Wake Studies-Long Duration) experiment to measure spacecraft charging effects in LEO..
2006 March 24 - .
Launch Site:
Kwajalein.
Launch Complex:
Kwajalein OM.
LV Family:
Falcon.
Launch Vehicle:
Falcon 1.
FAILURE: Fuel leak at T+25 seconds caused a fire in the first stage
engine area.
Failed Stage: 1.
- Falconsat-2 - .
Mass: 20 kg (44 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF Colorado Springs.
Manufacturer: USAFA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Falconsat.
The satellite fell through the roof of SpaceX's machine shop on the atoll..
2007 March 9 - .
03:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC41.
Launch Pad: SLC41.
LV Family:
Atlas V.
Launch Vehicle:
Atlas V 401.
- Falconsat-3 - .
Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Martin.
Manufacturer: USAF Colorado Springs.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Falconsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 30776 . COSPAR: 2007-006E. Apogee: 559 km (347 mi). Perigee: 558 km (346 mi). Inclination: 35.40 deg. Period: 95.80 min. USAF Academy student satellite with ionospheric experiments and plasma atttiude control
thrusters..
2010 November 20 - .
01:25 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kodiak.
LV Family:
Peacekeeper.
Launch Vehicle:
Minotaur IV.
- USA 221 - .
Payload: Falconsat-5. Mass: 161 kg (354 lb). Nation: USA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Falconsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 37226 . COSPAR: 2010-062E. US Air Force Academy satellite with experiments to study plasma and the ionosphere..
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