| Name | ORCA-6 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Organisation | Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
| Institution | Military |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Headquarters | US |
| Operator | In-house? |
| Launch brokerer | Spaceflight, SEOPS |
| Oneliner |
DARPA CubeSats for testing RF communication between space assets and ground? |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Related Spacecraft
| Satellite | Status | Launcher | Launch date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCA (SEOPS-ORCA) | Reentry 2022-01-14. Was operational? (No public news found) | Falcon 9, (CRS-18) | 2019-07-25 | 475 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
| ORCA-8 (Unknown DARPA CubeSat) | Reentry 2022-08-08. Was operational? (No news found as of 2020-04-10, but likely operational) | Falcon 9, (CRS-19), (SEOPS-2) | 2019-12-05 | 460 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
| ORCA-6 (OrCa1) | Reentry 2023-01-31. Was operational? (No sources found as of 2022-01-01) | Antares, (NG-15), (Cygnus), (SEOPS-3) | 2021-02-20 | 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
| ORCA-7 | Reentry 2023-01-31. Was operational? (No sources found as of 2022-01-01) | Antares, (NG-15), (Cygnus), (SEOPS-3) | 2021-02-20 | 500 km, 51.6 deg, Cygnus |
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