Gama Alpha Satellite

Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Gama Alpha
Name Gama Alpha
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational (Social media post in January 2023 as of 2023-04-15 but sail likely not yet deployed)
Launched 2023-01-03
NORAD ID 55084
Deployer ?
Launcher Falcon 9 (Transporter-6)
Organisation Gama
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation (HQ) France
Nation (AIT) Lithuania
Manufacturer AIVT by NanoAvionics
Operator NanoAvionics
Oneliner

Test the deployment of a solar sail with an area of 73.3 square meters.

Description

Test the deployment of a solar sail with an area of 73.3 square meters. Test the sail’s deployment mechanism. “We’re employing a spin-sail solution,” he said, slowing rotating the satellite and using centrifugal force to deploy the sail. “

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COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - NanoAvionics
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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