MidSTar 1

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

MIDStar = Midshipman Space Technology Applications Research Satellite

Launch data:

Designation	30773 / 07006B
Launch date	09 Mar 2007 - 03:10 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas-5(401) (AV-013 / #9)
Mission	Civil: Research, Technology
LEO Earth orbit on Mar 9.19:
Perigee / Apogee	499 x 499 km
Inclination	46.03°
Period	94.60 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Midshipmen of U.S. Naval Academy
Operator	US Naval Academy
Platform
Mass at launch	120.6 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	Octagonal cyl
Dimension (m)	0.825 long, 0.538 across
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	27 W
Design lifetime	2 yrs

Decay:

Out of service:	Dec 2011
Cause:

Mission details:

The US Naval Academy's Midstar-1 carries experimental spacecraft systems and was ejected into a 494 x 498 km x 46.0 deg orbit.
Carries several experiments, including a pair of space computer payloads, the Eclipse experiment to examine electrochemical membranes in space for NASA and Eclipse Energy Systems, and a prototype microdosimeter.
Built by midshipmen; mostly off-the-shelf components.

Ref.: #7(JR578), #78a, #206, #226 - update: 11.02.12