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M-SEL [MITRE Corp]
M-SEL (MITREs Space Experimentation Lab) or Cortez is a technology demonstration of a RF payload for Mitre Corporation which utilizes an Astro Digital Corvus Micro bus.
The 40 kg satellite will test RF communications in multiple frequency bands with its Frequency-scaled Ultrawide Spectrum Element (FUSE) antenna technology.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | MITRE Corp., Astro Digital |
| Contractors: | Astro Digital (prime), Mitre Corp. (payload) |
| Equipment: | RF payload |
| Configuration: | Corvus-Micro |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 40 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-SEL (Cortez) | 2025-052X | 15.03.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
