Arkyd-3 / RACE / GOMX 2 / Flock-1d 1-26 satellites

Arkyd-3 / RACE / GOMX-2 / Flock-1d 1-26

Spacecraft nº:

GOMX 2: Denmark spacecraft nº: 8

Launch data:

Designation	14F02
Launch date	28 Oct 2014 - 22:20 UT
Launch site	WI, LA-0A
Launch vehicle	Antares-130
Mission
Decay	28 Oct 2014

First launch new type Antares rocket - Failed to launch: Arkyd-3 (US, Planetary), RACE (US, Technology), GOMX-2 (Denmark, Technology), Flock)1d 1-26 (US, Technology)

Arkyd-3

Race

Gomx 2

Flock-1d

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Description:

Planetary Resources Arkyd-3 or A3 is a technology demonstration nanosatellite based on the triple CubeSat form factor for the planned Arkyd-100 asteroid prospecting astronomy satellites.
The RACE (Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment), formerly known as CHARM (CubeSat Hydrometric Atmospheric Radiometer Mission) is a 3U CubeSat to perform spaceborne validation of a 183 GHz radiometer, utilizing an indium phosphide low noise amplifier front-end, to measure water vapor emission from the Earth’s atmosphere.

Mission details:

Arkyd-3 was to be transported to the International Space Station and to be deployed from there in October 2014. The launch failed shortly after lift off.
RACE was manifested for launch in October 2014 through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative program (ELaNa-8). It was launched onboard of the Cygnus CRS-3 cargo vehicle towards the International Space Station to be deployed from the Japanese airlock.

Ref.: #7, #14 - update: 06.12.14

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