HawkSat-1
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hawk Institute for Space Sciences |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-028D |
| SATCAT no. | 35004 |
| Mission duration | Failed on orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Bus | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Hawk Institute for Space Sciences Pumpkin Inc. (bus) |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 10 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) |
| Power | Solar cells, batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 May 2009, 23:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Minotaur I |
| Launch site | MARS, LP-0B |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Entered service | Failed on orbit |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 4 September 2011 [1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 426 km (265 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 466 km (290 mi) |
| Inclination | 40.46° |
| Period | 93.50 minutes |
HawkSat-1 was a single-unit CubeSat which was built and is being operated by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences (HISS), Pocomoke City, Maryland. It is based on a Pumpkin Inc. CubeSat kit, and carries a technology demonstration payload, primarily as a proof of concept mission, testing command, data and power subsystems, as well as solar panels and communications.
It carries a commercial material exposure research payload for an undisclosed "major aerospace company",[3] which exposes a number of material samples to space, and records the effects of exposure on the materials. The data was to be sent to Earth by means of a storage and dump communication system.
Launch[edit]
It was successfully launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I launch vehicle from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, at 23:55 UTC on 19 May 2009. It was a tertiary payload, with TacSat-3 as the primary payload and PharmaSat as the secondary. Two other CubeSats, AeroCube-3 and CP6, were launched on the same launch vehicle, and together the three satellites are known as the CubeSat Technology Demonstration mission.
Mission[edit]
The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received.[4]
Atmospheric entry[edit]
The satellite reentered in the atmosphere of Earth on 4 September 2011.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "HawkSat-1". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "SATCAT Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "CubeSats" (PDF). HawkSat-1. NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (18 November 2019). "HawkSat-1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links[edit]
- Davis, Robert. "Cubesat Tech Demo P-POD" (PDF). Hawk Institute of Space Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- http://www.hawkspace.org/history.php Hawk Institute for Space Sciences - history
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