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PEARL 1A, 1B, 1C, 1H

PEARL 1H [Foxconn]

The PEARL (Propagation Experiment using kurz-Above-band Radio in Low Earth Orbit) are experimental braoadband communications satellites developed by Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn).

The 8.8 kg 6U CubeSat operates a Ku- and Ka-band communication payload.

PEARL 1C and PEARL 1H were launched in late 2023.

The satellites PEARL 1A and PEARL 1B's primary missions include communications verification and space science payload testing. Two satellites will fly in tandem formation to conduct inter-satellite communication experiments over a planned five-year mission.

Nation: Taiwan (Republic of China)
Type / Application: Communications
Operator: Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn)
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration: CubeSat (6U)
Propulsion:
Power: 3 deployable, fixed solar arrays, body mounted solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: 8.8 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
PEARL 1A 2026-100L 03.05.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with CAS500 2, Pelican 7, 8, 9, EarthDaily 2, ..., 7, ICEYE X78, X82, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 7, 10, ..., 15, Lynk Tower 7, 8, Drishti, Eycore 1, JEN 1, Jackal 0004, Balkan 2, BusanSat, BRO 21, FOREST 16, ..., 19, Helios, Selene, QUBE 2, Hydra 3, PEARL 1A, 1B, Raven, BSLT 3, FrontierSat, Gemini-Pollux, NuLink 1, 2, SNAPPY
PEARL 1B 2026-100A 03.05.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with CAS500 2, Pelican 7, 8, 9, EarthDaily 2, ..., 7, ICEYE X78, X82, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 7, 10, ..., 15, Lynk Tower 7, 8, Drishti, Eycore 1, JEN 1, Jackal 0004, Balkan 2, BusanSat, BRO 21, FOREST 16, ..., 19, Helios, Selene, QUBE 2, Hydra 3, PEARL 1A, 1B, Raven, BSLT 3, FrontierSat, Gemini-Pollux, NuLink 1, 2, SNAPPY
PEARL 1C 2023-174CQ 11.11.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We’ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
PEARL 1H 2023-174K 11.11.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We’ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2

Launch Sites:

  • Va =   Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA   USA

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