| Satellite name | Unicorn-2 |
|---|---|
| Type | PocketQube |
| Units or mass | PocketQube 2p |
| Organisation | Alba Orbital |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Headquarters | UK |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Alba Orbital |
| Operator | Alba Orbital |
| Oneliner |
Earth Observation constellation to provide near-real time satellite imagery. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| COTS subsystems |
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Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launcher | Date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicorn-2A | Reentry 2022-01-13. Deployment failure? As per Jonathan McDowell, reentered attached to A09942 Alba Orbital dispenser. | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2D | Reentry 2023-04-13. Was operational? (Last post on Twitter from 2022-03-29 last checked on 2022-05-26) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2E | Reentry 2022-01-13. Deployment failure? As per Jonathan McDowell, reentered attached to A09942 Alba Orbital dispenser. | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2F | Reentry 2023-06-06. Was operational? (Official post on Twitter, but object not yet identified as of 2022-07-23) | Electron, (Alba Cluster X) | 2022-05-02 | 525 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2G | Deployment failure (Launcher Orbiter SN1 was not able to generate power and spacecraft were not deployed) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-6), (Launcher Orbiter) | 2023-01-03 | 515 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2H | Deployment failure (Launcher Orbiter SN1 was not able to generate power and spacecraft were not deployed) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-6), (Launcher Orbiter) | 2023-01-03 | 515 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2I | Reentry 2024-11-05? No signal? (No confirmation found and object not identified as of 2023-12-21) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-8), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-06-12 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2J | Reentry 2024-06-27. Was operational (Tweet by Tom Walkinshaw on 2023-12-02) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2K | Reentry 2024-06-26. Was operational (Tweet by Tom Walkinshaw on 2023-11-30) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2L | Operational? | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2M | Operational? | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2N | Operational (Confirmation on Twitter on 2023-12-22) | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2O | not launched | Falcon 9, (Transporter-13), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2025-03-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2P | not launched | Falcon 9, (Transporter-13), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2025-03-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2Q | not launched | Falcon 9, (Transporter-13), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2025-03-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
Last modified: 2025-01-13
