Centennial-1

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Description:

• Centennial 1 is a single unit CubeSat (1U) developed by Booz Allen Hamilton in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory.
• The satellite is developed as an internal company technology demonstration experiment to test a small optical sensor package including small photodetectors and a small camera as payload on a 1U cubesat. The name remebers Booz Allen Hamilton's one hundredth year as a corporation. Centennial-1 is designed and built by staff engineers and college interns.
• Centennial-1 will take part in a series of experiments for the Air Force Research Laboratory in which a ground - based laser will image the satellite as part of an evolutionary process to develop space situational awareness technology. Centennial-1 carries an onboard photon detector to measure laser energy received at the satellite.

Mission details:

• Between Jul 13 and Jul 16, 2015 the NanoRacks team supported the Kibo RMS based deployment of the cubesats delivered on CRS-6: 14 3U cubsats for PlanetLabs, the 3U Arkyd-3R from Planetary Resources, and the 1U Centennial-1 from Booz Allen. Centennial-1 will be used as a space surveillance target by the USAF.