ALTAIR 1

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

ALTAIR Pathfinder

Launch data:

Designation	42711 / 98067LS
Launch date	18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Technology
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	17 May 2017 - 08:13 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	400 x 404 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	92.5 min

Altair 1

Launched together with: Cygnus CRS-7 - SUSAT - UNSW-ECO - i-INSPIRE 2 - ZA-AeroSat - nSIGHT 1 - Ex-Alta 1 - LilacSat 1 - NJUST 1 - Aoxiang 1 - SOMP 2 - QBITO - Aalto 2 - X-CubeSat - SpaceCube - DUTHSat - UPSat - Hoopoe - LINK - SNUSAT 1 & 1b - qbee50-LTU-OC - BeEagleSat - HAVELSAT - Phoenix - PolylTAN-2-SAU - QBUS 1, 2 & 4 - IceCube - CSUNSat 1 - CXBN 2 - KySat 3 - SHARC - Biarri-Point - Lemur-2 30-33

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Millennium Space Systems
Platform	6U cubesat
Operator	Millennium Space Systems
Mass at launch	4 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)	0.1 x 0.1 x 0.6m
Equipment
Solar array	4 deployable fixe solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	08 Dec 2019 (.33)
Lifetime:

Description:

An unusual cubesat 6U long (0.1 x 0.1 x 0.6m) to test the Altair spacecraft bus for Millenium Space Systems of California.

Ref.: #3(SD566), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 08.03.20