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Copia (undeployed) on Kick Stage [Rocket Lab]
Copia is a payload attached to the Electron kick stage to test an inflatable solar array built by Astrix.
The Copia experiment was mounted on a forward side area of the payload adapter. It was unfolded after the satellites had been deployed.
The payload was launched in 2022 by an Electron KS (R) rocket.
| Nation: | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Astrix |
| Contractors: | Astrix |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Payload attached to Kick Stage |
| Propulsion: | None in orbit |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copia | 2022-047AJ ? | 02.05.2022 | OnS LC-1A | Electron KS (R) | with E-Space Demo 1, 2, 3, BRO 6, AuroraSat 1, SpaceBEE 140, ..., 155, SpaceBEENZ 15, ..., 22, Unicorn 2, MyRadar 1, TRSI 2, 3 |
Launch Sites:
- OnS = Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand
References:
- RNZ: New Zealnd in Space, 23 November 2017
