Black Knight satellite

Black Knight 1

USA

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Launch data:

Designation	39398 / 13064U
Launch date	20 Nov 2013 - 01:15 UT
Launch site	WI, LA-0B
Launch vehicle	Minotaur-1
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	°
Period	min

Credit: USMA

Launched together with: STPSat 3 - PhoneSat v2.4 - CAPE 2 - DragonSat 1 - KySat 2 - TJ3Sat - ORSES - ORS Tech 1 &2 - SENSE 1 &2 - NPS-SCAT - Prometheus 1 1-8 - COPPER - STARE B - Trailblazer - SwampSat - Hooponopono 2 - Firefly - ChargerSat 1 - Vermont Lunar - ORS 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	U.S. Military Academy West Point
Platform	CubeSat (1U)
Operator	U.S. Military Academy West Point
Mass at launch	1 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power

End of live:

Re-entered date:	16 Jul 2015
Lifetime:

Description:

USMA (U.S. Military Academy) West Point's Black Knight 1 (BK 1) is a three year, multi-discipline project, requiring cadets from West Point's Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Physics Departments to work together to develop, design, build, integrate, test, and launch the Academy's First Satellite.

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