CE-SAT-1B, Flock-4e 1/5, Faraday 1

Japan,US, UK

Int. spacecraft nº:

Japan spacecraft nº: 274 / UK spacecraft nº: 150

Launch data:

Designation	20F05
Launch date	04 Jul 2020 - 21:19 UT
Launch site	OnS, LC-1A (Mahia, LC1A)
Launch vehicle	Electron KS (Fl.13)
Decay	04 Jul 2020

CE-SAT-1B

7 satellites launched together, Failed launch.

Spacecrafts data:

Types	CE-SAT-1B	Flock-4e 1/5	Faraday 1
NORAD ID	F01558	F01560/64	F01559
Mission	Earth obs., Imaging	Imaging	Tech
Prime manufacturer	Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory (prime); AxelSpace (bus)
Operator	Canon Electronics Space Technology Laboratory
Mass at launch	~50 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	40 cm Cassegrain telescope
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power

Description:

CE-SAT 1B (or CE-SAT 1 Mk.2) is the first mass-production model.

Mission details:

Rocket Lab′s Electron Flight 13, nicknamed ′Pics or it Didn′t Happen′, was launched on Jul 4, 2020 from New Zealand but failed during second stage burn. It carried the Canon Electronics CE-SAT-1B, In-Space Missions′ Faraday 1 6U cubesat, and five Planet imaging satellites, Flock 4e-1 to 5. The vehicle probably impacted 700 km S of Wellington.

Ref.: #7(JR780-781) - update: 11.10.20