Falconsat-5

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Also called: USA 221

Launch data:

Designation 37226 / 10062E
Launch date 20 Nov 2010 - 01:25 UT
Launch site Kodiak, LP-1
Launch vehicle  Minotaur-4 HAPS
Mission Civil: Technology Development
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 650 x 650 km
Eccentricity 0,00E+00
Inclination 72 deg
Period 97.73 min

First flight version rocket

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Air Force Academy
Platform  
Operator US Air Force Academy
Mass at launch  160.7 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  Box
Dimension (m) 0.7 x 0.64 x 0.54
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  Still active

Mission details:

Ref.: #7(JR635), #206, #226, #228, #245 - update: 15.03.11