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Gama Alpha [Gama]
Gama Alpha [Gama]
Gama Alpha is a technology demonstration mission for solar sail technology.
The objective of this mission is to test the sail's deployment mechanism, as well as the deployment of a 73.3 square meter solar sail in low earth orbit. Gama Alpha employs a spin-sail solution, in which the sail is deployed by slowing rotating the satellite and using centrifugal force. There are no stabilizing struts.
| Nation: | France |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Gama |
| Contractors: | Gama |
| Equipment: | Deployable solar sail |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Gama Alpha | 2023-001CD | 03.01.2023 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with YAM 5, Lynk Tower 03, 04, Umbra-SAR 04, 05, EOS-SAT 1, ICEYE X21, X22, X27, ŅuSat 32, ..., 35, Skykraft 1 Carrier, Skykraft 1A, ..., 1D, Chimera LEO-1, ION-SCV 007, 008, Astrocast 0401, ..., 0404, Futura SM1, Futura SM3, Kelpie 1, Sharjah-Sat 1, TAU-SAT 2, Orbiter SN1, MDQSAT 1A, 1B, Pleiades-Yearling, Sapling 1, Unicorn 2G, 2H, Vigoride 5, ZEUS 1, KSF 3A, ..., 3D, Flock-4y 1, ..., 36, Lemur-2 157, ..., 162, SpaceBEE 156, ..., 167, EWS-RROCI, BRO 8, Gama Alpha, Menut, MilSpace2 1, 2, NSLSat 2, Platform 2, EYE 1, STAR-VIBE, Sternula 1, Connecta T1.2, Guardian alpha, KuwaitSat 1, PolyITAN-HP-30, BDSAT 2, Pushan alpha |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
