Name | GEARRS-1 (GEARRSAT, Globalstar Experiment And Risk Reduction Satellite) |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Reentry 2015-11-07. Was operational. |
Launched | 2014-07-13 |
NORAD ID | 40456 |
Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
Launcher | Antares |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2015-03-04 |
Entity name | NearSpace Launch |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Country | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate satellite operations through Globalstar network. |
Description |
Show that the Globalstar satellite network is a feasible option for the command and control of a small satellite system. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] |
Keywords | Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat |
On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29