Spacecraft | Dove-1 (Dove 0601) |
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Form factor | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Reentry 2013-04-27. Was operational. |
Launched | 2013-04-21 |
NORAD ID | 39143 |
Deployer | ISIPOD [ISISpace] |
Launcher | Antares |
Organization | Planet Labs |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Country | US |
Launch brokerer | Spaceflight |
Oneliner |
Constellation for optical Earth observation with 3-5m resolution. |
Description |
Build a low-cost imaging satellite with non-space, COTS components. Demonstrate the ability to design, produce and operate satellites on short schedules and low cost. Show that a bus constrained to the 3U CubeSat form factor can viably host a small camera payload. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Space photos | |
On the same launch |
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