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Pixxel-TD 2 [Pixxel]
The Pixxel TD 2 or Shakuntala is a 6U CubeSat technology demonstrator satellite for an Indian earth observation constellation built by Pixxel.
Weighing less than 15 kg, TD-2 is capable of capturing orbital images in more than 150 bands of color from the visible and infrared spectrum with a resolution of 10-meters per pixel.
The first two prototypes are to be launched in 2022. The operational Pixxel constellation will consist of more than 20 larger satellites.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | Pixxel |
| Contractors: | Pixxel |
| Equipment: | Hyperspectral imager |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 15 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixxel-TD 2 (Shakuntala) | 2022-033S | 01.04.2022 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with with EnMAP, ŅuSat 23, ..., 27, GNOMES 3, Hawk 4A, 4B, 4C, Lynk 05, ION-SCV 005, KSF 2A, ..., 2D, PlantSat, SUCHAI 2, SUCHAI 3, MP42, ARCSAT, Spark 1, Pixxel-TD 2, BRO 7, AlfaCrux, BDSAT, SpaceBEE 128, ..., 139 |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
Further Pixxel missions:
- Firefly 1, ..., 6
- Pixxel 1, ..., 30
- Pixxel-TD 1 (Anand)
- Pixxel-TD 2 (Shakuntala)
