| Spacecraft | ARTHUR, (RRF1-Arthur, Risk Reduction Flight ARTHUR-1) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 12U |
| Status | Operational (Successfully contacted) |
| Launched | 2021-06-30 |
| NORAD ID | 48953 |
| Deployer | ? |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-2) (Spaceflight Sherpa) (Sherpa-LTE1) |
| Deployment | Deployed from Sherpa on 2021-06-30 |
| Organization | Aerospacelab |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Country | Belgium |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Aerospacelab |
| Operator | Aerospacelab |
| GS Service | KSAT |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate spacecraft bus technologies and 5 meter Earth imagery for a future constellation. |
| Description |
The primary objective of the Risk Reduction Flight (RRF) mission is to allow for satellite imagery resorting to the Optical Front-End (OFE), designed to provide a 5-meter resolution for the specified orbit of the spacecraft. Mission will focus on testing:
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| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
