.jpg) PRESat satellite | |
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-F01 |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit 60 days (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Launch mass | 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) |
| Power | Solar cells and batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 August 2008, 03:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 1 # 3 |
| Launch site | Kwajalein Atoll, Omelek |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) [1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 330.0 km (205.1 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 685.0 km (425.6 mi) |
| Inclination | 9° |
| Period | 90.0 minutes |
PharmaSat Risk Evaluation Satellite (or PRESat) nanosatellite, for NASA, was about the size of a loaf of bread, weighed about 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) and was constructed in just six months.[2]
- ^ "PRESat". Gunter's Space Page. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "PRESat Update". NASA.
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