| Satellite | Radix |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Reentry 2020-04-07. Was operational (Personal contact 2018-07-07, no public news found) |
| Launched | 2018-05-21 |
| NORAD ID | 43550 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Antares |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2018-07-13 |
| Organisation | Hedron (Analytical Space) |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Hedron |
| Operator | Hedron |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
First pilot satellite for demonstration of the concept of operations for a RF optical data relay. |
| Description |
First pilot satellite. Optical small satellite communications network. Demonstration of the concept of operations for a RF optical data relay. The CubeSat shall receive transmission in RF (S-band) from the ground and/or from beta-test customer spacecraft already on orbit and store the data on board. The CubeSat shall downlink the data to the ground using laser communication. |
| Notes |
Deployed from ISS on 2018-07-13. Fibertek 2U laser? Analytical Space was later renamed to Hedron. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Deployable parabolic antenna, Laser transmitter |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
