Tyvak-0171 (SIRION-2?) Satellite

Spacecraft name	Tyvak-0171 (SIRION-2?, EchoStar 2, Helios 3)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	Reentry 2024-02-10. Was semi-operational? (Propulsion failed and did not reach nominal operational altitude, but otherwise likely operational)
Launched	2020-09-02
NORAD ID	46295
Deployer	RailPOD [Tyvak]
Launcher	Vega (Small Satellite Mission Service)
Entity name	EchoStar
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Country	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by Terran Orbital
Oneliner	Two tiny S-band satellites to jumpstart a low-Earth-orbit constellation using spectrum gained through its acquisition of Helios Wire.
Failure cause	Propulsion from a supplier failed.
Sources	[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Tyvak
On the same launch	AMICal Sat OSM1-CICERO DIDO-3 Flock-4v 1 Flock-4v 2 Flock-4v 3 Flock-4v 4 Flock-4v 5 Flock-4v 6 Flock-4v 7 Flock-4v 8 Flock-4v 9 Flock-4v 10 Flock-4v 11 Flock-4v 12 Flock-4v 13 Flock-4v 14 FSSCat A FSSCat B NAPA-1 SIMBA SpaceBEE-10 SpaceBEE-11 SpaceBEE-12 SpaceBEE-13 SpaceBEE-14 SpaceBEE-15 SpaceBEE-16 SpaceBEE-17 SpaceBEE-18 SpaceBEE-19 SpaceBEE-20 SpaceBEE-21 Kepler 3 TARS (IOD-5) TRISAT TTU100 Tyvak-0171 (SIRION-2?) Flock-4v 15 Flock-4v 16 Flock-4v 17 Flock-4v 18 Flock-4v 19 Flock-4v 20 Flock-4v 21 Flock-4v 22 Flock-4v 23 Flock-4v 24 Flock-4v 25 Flock-4v 26 PICASSO

Last modified: 2024-05-29