Xplore (OrbAstro) Satellite

Xplore (OrbAstro)
Name OrbAstro-TC1 (TR1, Xplore, OrbAstro ORB-6)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational? (No news found and object not identified but that is common for OrbAstro. Last checked 2023-12-16)
Launched 2023-11-11
NORAD ID ?
Deployer EXOpod Nova 12U/16U [Exolaunch]
Launcher Falcon 9 (Transporter-9)
Entity name Xplore
Institution Company
Entity Commercial
Nation (HQ) US
Nation (AIT) UK
Manufacturer AIVT by Orbital Astronautics
Operator Orbital Astronautics
Oneliner

Xplore will utilize OrbAstro's satellite buses for a variety of innovative missions, beginning with OrbAstro's ORB-6 platform.

Description

Xplore will utilize OrbAstro's satellite buses for a variety of innovative missions, beginning with OrbAstro's ORB-6 platform. Xplore will fly novel Earth and astronomical observation imagers, with a first launch scheduled for late 2022.

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COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - OrbAstro
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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