ORCA (SEOPS-ORCA)

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Description:

• ORCA is a 6U CubeSat Department of Defense payload sponsored through Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and was built by SEOPS and Blue Canyon Technologies.
• SEOPS-ORCA 6-Unit (6U) satellite is a demonstration technology in the Radio Frequency (RF) arena. There have been many strides in RF for communication between space assets and then to ground. Space communication leads to increased satellite applications, elevating the need for ground control through automation.

Mission details:

• ORCA was launched on board of Dragon CRS-18 and transfered on the ISS to the SEOPS Slingshot deployer on Cygnus CRS-11. It was deployed on 8 August 2019 after Cygnus CRS-11 departed from the ISS.

External links:

• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking