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DORSAT 01 (without upper stage) [NearSpace Launch]
DORSAT 01 is a technolgy demonstration mission by NearSpace Launch to test the new NearSpace Launch NSL-X5 GPS Module.
The DORSAT-1 experiment will be launched as a hosted payload aboard the second launch vehicle, from Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska, Kodiak Island, Alaska, no earlier than June 1, 2023. It will remain attached to the RS1 (Block 2) second stage, which will circularize into an orbit at 200 km apogee and perigee, on an inclination from the equator of 87.3 degrees. Transmission will begin 15 minutes after satellite activation, and cease upon demise, about 6 days after launch.
The spacecraft is a 1U CubeSat mounted to the pusher plate in the 3U launcher. The total mass is about 750 gm.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NearSpace Launch |
| Contractors: | NearSpace Launch |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) fixed to upper stage |
| Propulsion: | None in orbit |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 0.75 kg (payload only) |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORSAT 01 | - | cancelled | Kd LP-3C | RS1 (Block 2) | with VariSat 1B(2) |
Launch Sites:
- Kd = Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, Narrow Cape, Alaska, USA
References:
- FCC Report: DORSAT 01 Technical Description
