Pathstone (Photon 02)

Pathstone [Rocket Lab]

Pathstone is the second Photon mission, also designed to operate on orbit as a risk reduction demonstration to build spacecraft heritage ahead of Rocket Lab’s Lunar Photon mission to the Moon for NASA later in 2021.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	Rocket Lab
Contractors:	Rocket Lab
Equipment:	Video camera
Configuration:	Photon-LEO
Propulsion:	None
Power:	Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Pathstone (Photon 02)	2021-023H	22.03.2021	OnS LC-1A		Electron Photon-LEO	with BlackSky Global 9, Centauri 3, Myriota 7, RAAF-M2 A, RAAF-M2 B, Gunsmoke-J 3, Veery Hatchling

Launch Sites:

OnS = Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand

References:

Rocket Lab:

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