Flock-3p′-1/4 (Dove)

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	18004
Launch date	12 Jan 2018 - 03:59 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Imaging, Technology

Launched together with: Cartosat 2F - Microsat-TD - LEO Vantage 1 - Carbonite 2 - ICEYE X1 - INS 1C - Arkyd 6A - CICERO 7 - Landmapper-BC 3 v2 - Lemur-2 68/71 - MicroMAS 2a - PicSat - CANYVAL-X 1 & 2 - CNUSail 1 - KAUSAT 5 - SIGMA - DemoSat 2 - Tyvak 61C - FOX 1D - STEP Cube Lab - SpaceBEE 1/4

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Planet Labs
Platform	CubeSat (3U)
Operator	Planet Labs
Mass at launch	5 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	PS0, PS1 or PS2 imaging payload
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

	Flock-3p′-1	Flock-3p′-2	Flock-3p′-3	Flock-3p′-4
	Dove 1100	Dove 1102	Dove 1105	Dove 1107
Norad ID	43121	43120	43119	43122
Int. code	18004L	18004K	18004J	18004M
Deployment date	1	2	3	4
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	495 x 508 km
Inclination	97.6 deg
Period	min	min	min	min
Decay	1	2	3	4

Description:

Planet Dove imaging satellites, Dove 1100, 1102, 1105, and 1107, forming the Flock 3P-prime group and serving as testbeds for improving the Planet constellation.

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Ref.: #7(JR745) - update: 21.01.18