R5-S3 Satellite

Name R5-S3
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status not launched, expected in 2024
Launcher not launched, (ELaNa 42)
Entity name NASA Johnson Space Center
Institution Space agency
Entity type Government (Civil / Military)
Nation US
Operator In-house?
Oneliner

Demonstrate technologies to speed up hosted payload and in-space inspection.

Description

Demonstrate a fast and cost-effective way to build successful CubeSats in addition to demonstrating some technologies that are important to in-space inspection, which could help to make crewed space exploration safer and more efficient. R5-S1 could prove a cheaper way to demonstrate crucial technologies like high-performance computers, cameras, algorithms and a new way for satellites to transmit pictures to the ground.

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Last modified: 2024-05-29

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