
Landmapper-Demo 6 [Astro Digital]
Astro Digital's Landmapper-Demo is a technology demonstration mission consisting of two separate, identical spacecraft: Landmapper-Demo 6 (Demo 6) and Landmapper-Demo 7 (Demo 7).
Each of the 81 kg spacecraft includes two payloads: an optical communication system and a high-performance payload data processor. The spacecraft bus is the Corvus-XL design. The common satellite bus uses reaction wheels, magnetic torque coils,star trackers, magnetometers, sun sensors, and gyroscopes to enable precision 3-axis pointing. The satellites have an electric propulsion system and a mono-propellant chemical thruster to provide functional redundancy at the mission level for orbital maneuvers.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Astro Digital |
| Contractors: | Astro Digital |
| Equipment: | optical communication system, high-performance payload data processor |
| Configuration: | Corvus-XL |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 81 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro Digital Demo 6 | - | 202x | with ? | |||
| Astro Digital Demo 7 | - | 202x | with ? |