Name | Guardian - Alpha (Pushan-Alpha) |
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Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Operational? (Personal contact 2023-04-14 but object not yet identified in Space-Track) |
Launched | 2023-01-03 |
NORAD ID | ? |
Deployer | ? |
Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-6) |
Organisation | Orbital Astronautics |
Institution | Company |
Entity type | Commercial |
Headquarters | UK |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Orbital Astronautics |
Operator | Orbital Astronautics |
Launch brokerer | Momentus |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate a variety of technologies including an UltraScale+ high-performance computer. |
Description |
Demonstrate a variety of technologies including an UltraScale+ high-performance computer coupled with a constellation management system based on an artificial neural network, a novel electrical power system, a compact attitude determination and control system, and a new thermal management system. After the in-orbit demonstration, OrbAstro plans to launch its own cluster of formation flying nanosatellites to test remaining technologies the firm is developing, before focusing on the needs of larger constellations. Included:
They will also de-risk our Guardian satellites. Total satellite mass is 1.66kg (not including 3rd-party hosted payloads & COTS redundant systems). When the build-trigger was pulled, nuts/bolts to flight-qualified satellite shipped out the door: 5 days. There were some teething issues. Our aim for the Dec mission is 3 days. We are building batch-production capabilities with a lot of automation involved. More on that in a later post. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Subsystems sources | [1] |
Keywords | Propulsion |
On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29