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Hawksat 1 [HISS]
HawkSat 1 is Hawk Institute for Space Sciences (HISS) first satellite and utilizes commercial off-the-shelf components.
The primary function of HawkSat 1 was to act as a proof of concept vehicle for future satellites to be developed by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences. It also carried a customer payload developed by a major aerospace firm. This experiment contained an external payload board which exposes newly developed materials to the radiation and temperatures encountered in the space environment.
Because of a fast-track production schedule planned to meet the upcoming launch date, the HISS design leveraged the strengths of a CubeSat kit produced by Pumpkin, Inc., a firm specializing in satellite design kits.
The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Hawk Institute for Space Sciences (HISS) |
| Contractors: | Hawk Institute for Space Science; Pumpkin, Inc. (bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 426 km × 466 km, 40.46° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HawkSat 1 | 2009-028D | 19.05.2009 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-1 | with TacSat 3, PharmaSat 1, CP 6, AeroCube 3 |
Launch Sites:
- WI = Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
