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R5 S1 [NASA]
R5 S1 is a 3U CubeSat technology demonstration mission by NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, intended to assess the suitability of commercial off-the-shelf components for free-flying extravehicular inspection capabilities including cameras, computers, and algorithms.
R5 S1 is intended to demonstrate a fast and cost-effective way to build successful CubeSats in addition to demonstrating some technologies that are important to in-space inspection, which could help to make crewed space exploration safer and more efficient. R5 S1 could prove a cheaper way to demonstrate crucial technologies like high-performance computers, cameras, algorithms and a new way for satellites to transmit pictures to the ground.
The satellite was launched on February 2022 on an Astra Rocket-3.3 but failed to reach orbit.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, satellite inspector |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R5 S1 | 2022-F01 | 10.02.2022 | CC SLC-46 | F | Astra Rocket-3.3 | with BAMA 1, INCA, QubeSat |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
References:
- NASA: ELaNa 41 Mission
