Picosat
Spacecraft · USA
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American tether technology satellite. Picosat 7/Picosat 8 were ejected from the Mightysat II.1 satellite. The 0.25 kg satellites were connected by a 30 m tether and were deployed a year after launch. Experimental satellite built by SSTL for USAF STP (Space Test Program), USA. Launched 2001. Used the Microsat-70 bus.
More at: Picosat.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Minuteman, Minotaur, Minotaur 1
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC8
Chronology
1 event
2001 September 7
19:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC8. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur 1.- Picosat 7/8 - .
Mass: 0 kg (0 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF AFSPC.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SSTL-70.
Spacecraft: Picosat.
Decay Date: 2002-07-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 26929 . COSPAR: 2000-042C. Apogee: 286 km (177 mi). Perigee: 266 km (165 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 90.00 min.
Picosat 7/Picosat 8, were ejected from the Mightysat II.1 satellite on September 7 at 1939 UTC into a 511 x 539 km x 97.8 deg orbit. The 0.25 kg satellites were connected by a 30 m tether and were cataloged as a single object. Mightysat II.1 (Sindri) was launched in July 2000, and the deployment of the picosats was planned for a year after launch.