| Spacecraft | ALTAIR 1 (ALTAIR Pathfinder) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U (1x6U) |
| Status | Reentry 2019-12-08. Was operational until 2018-10-18, 548 days (Public news on 2018-12-06) |
| Launched | 2017-04-18 |
| NORAD ID | 42711 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-17 |
| Entity name | Millennium Space Systems |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Test flight of ALTAIR bus. |
| Description |
Test flight of ALTAIR bus. Technology demonstration / risk reduction mission for critical subsystems for the ALTAIR product line of spacecraft. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| On the same launch |
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