| Spacecraft | Hatchling (Canary Hatchling, Veery FS-1, Orion, VEERY-FS1) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | PocketQube |
| Units or mass | PocketQube 1p |
| Status | Reentry 2024-04-11. No signal (Antennas are thought to have not been deployed as reported on official Twitter on 2022-10-31 as of 2022-12-20) |
| Launched | 2022-05-25 |
| NORAD ID | 5277 |
| Deployer | PocketPod / PicoBus [Fossa Systems] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-5) (Momentus Vigoride) |
| Deployment | Deployed from Vigoride on 2022-07-18 |
| Entity name | Care Weather |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Country | US |
| Launch brokerer | Fossa Systems, Momentus |
| Oneliner |
Early pathfinder mission for future cubesat constellation, which will map global oceanic vector winds on an hourly basis. |
| Description |
Hatchling is an early pathfinder mission for Care Weather’s future cubesat constellation, which will map global oceanic vector winds on an hourly basis. The Hatchling mission provides in-orbit testing for Care Weather’s vertically integrated satellite bus. |
| Failure cause | Antennas are thought to have been stuck while trapped on Vigoride. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
