PTD-R (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator) Spacecraft

Satellite	PTD-R (PTD-5, PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, PTD-R (TYVAK-0127)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	Operational? (No news found as of 2024-12-16 but likely operational)
Launched	2024-08-16
NORAD ID	60523
Deployer	?
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Transporter-11)
Organization	NASA Ames Research Center
Institution	Space agency
Entity	Government (Civil / Military)
Country	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by Terran Orbital
Partners	NASA Glenn, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Oneliner	Government-furnished technology payloads for a series of flight demonstrations.
Description	Government-furnished technology payloads for a series of flight demonstrations. Demonstrate several new propulsion systems, advanced control systems for precision pointing, and communications systems that will greatly increase data transmission for future missions. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) space hardware team has delivered a payload for NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R (PTD-R) satellite. LLNL developed the optical payload, called Deep Purple, that utilizes a new design for an ultra-violet (UV) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) monolithic telescope. The mission will demonstrate simultaneous monolithic UV and SWIR optical sensing from space for the first time via two co-boresighted, 85 mm aperture monolithic telescopes using a new compact custom electronics module and a novel, lightweight, carbon-composite optical housing and radiator. It will demonstrate new possibilities for scientific observations and real-time space domain awareness.
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COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Tyvak
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Last modified: 2024-12-16