| Spacecraft | SHARC Biarri-Point (Spacecraft for High Accuraccy Radar Calibration) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 5U |
| Status | Reentry 2019-05-04. Was operational? (No public news found) |
| Launched | 2017-04-18 |
| NORAD ID | 42712 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-17 |
| Entity name | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
| Institution | Military |
| Entity type | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by NearSpace Launch |
| Operator | Unknown |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Provide radar calibration for ground based radars. |
| Description |
Provide radar calibration for ground based radars. Demonstrate the capability to perform critical calibration of over 120 Tri-Service C-Band radars. Calibration is needed to meet tracking requirements of orbital objects. Demonstrate low latency delivery of data (min vs days) 5U Cubesat with transponder and GPS. Experimental payloads including a C-band transponder and GPS. The primary goal of SHARC is to contribute to the calibration of Department of Defense (DoD) tri-service C-band radar installations. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Keywords | Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
