MEMS
Spacecraft · USA
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American communications technology satellite. DARPA/Aerospace Corp. MEMS (Micro Electro-mechanical Systems) were 0.
25 kg picosatellites, each carrying an intersatellite communications experiment and connected by a 30-m tether.
Subtopics
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Minuteman, Minotaur, Minotaur 1
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC8
Chronology
1 event
2000 January 27
03:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC8. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur 1.- Picosat 1 - .
Mass: 0 kg (0 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Manufacturer: Aerospace.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: MEMS.
USAF Sat Cat: 26080 . COSPAR: 2000-004H. Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Perigee: 733 km (455 mi). Inclination: 100.20 deg. Period: 100.00 min.
Deployed by the OPAL satellite on February 7 at 0334:16 GMT. Picosat 1 and 2 were each 0.25 kg DARPA/Aerospace Corp. MEMS (Micro Electro-mechanical Systems) picosatellites, each carrying intersatellite communications experiment and connected by a 30-m tether.
- Picosat 2 - .
Mass: 0 kg (0 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: DARPA.
Manufacturer: Aerospace.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: MEMS.
USAF Sat Cat: 26080 . COSPAR: 2000-004H. Apogee: 779 km (484 mi). Perigee: 733 km (455 mi). Inclination: 100.20 deg. Period: 100.00 min.
Deployed by the OPAL satellite on February 7 at 0334:16 GMT. Picosat 1 and 2 were each 0.25 kg DARPA/Aerospace Corp. MEMS (Micro Electro-mechanical Systems) picosatellites, each carrying intersatellite communications experiment and connected by a 30-m tether.