Satellite | Dove-4 (Dove 4) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Deployment failure. Failed to separate or never deployed from Unisat-5. |
Launched | 2013-11-21 |
NORAD ID | Deployment failure |
Deployer | PEPPOD, GPOD (GAUSS Picosatellites Orbital Deployer) [GAUSS] |
Launcher | Dnepr |
Organization | Planet Labs |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Headquarters | US |
Launch brokerer | GAUSS |
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. |
Failure cause | Deployment failure. Failed to separate or never deployed from Unisat-5. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29