A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). While all such satellites...
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The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) is a small-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO to deliver 500 kg (1,100 lb) payload to low Earth orbit (500 km...
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are small CubeSats. Similar satellites can work together as groups, forming constellations. Because of the high launch cost to space, most satellites are...
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recognized as the premier conference on small satellites, the Small Satellite Conference (also known as SmallSat) is held each August on the campus of...
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Small Astronomy Satellite may refer to: Uhuru (satellite), or Small Astronomy Satellite A (SAS-A) or SAS 1, launched 1970 Small Astronomy Satellite 2...
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A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another...
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Starlink (redirect from SpaceX satellite development facility)
started launching Starlink satellites in 2019. As of early March 2024, it consists of over 6,000 mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO)...
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ISRO (section Small Satellite Launch Vehicle)
Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) was another small launch vehicle released in 1980s to develop technologies required to place satellites into geostationary...
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CubeSat (redirect from U-class satellite)
A CubeSat is a class of small satellite with a form factor of 10 cm (3.9 in) cubes. CubeSats have a mass of no more than 2 kg (4.4 lb) per unit, and often...
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Rocket Lab (redirect from Photon satellite bus)
Electron orbital rockets used to provide dedicated launch services for small satellites as well as a suborbital variant of Electron called HASTE (Hypersonic...
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communication satellite. The term most commonly means a dish which receives direct-broadcast satellite television from a direct broadcast satellite in geostationary...
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Ibn Firnas (crater) (section Satellite craters)
Ibn Firnas is a worn and eroded crater with small impacts along the northern and eastern rims. The satellite crater Ibn Firnas L lies along the inner wall...
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The University of Georgia Small Satellite Research Laboratory (SSRL) is a research laboratory which builds CubeSats for Earth observation. The laboratory...
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List of spacecraft manufacturers (redirect from List of satellite manufacturers)
Geosynchronous satellite platforms: In addition to those above, the following companies have successfully built and launched (smaller) satellite platforms:...
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CHEOPS (redirect from CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite)
18 December 2019, it is the first Small-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision science programme. The small satellite features an optical Ritchey–Chrétien...
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List of SSLV launches (category Small Satellite Launch Vehicle)
The Small Satellite launch vehicle is an expendable small-lift capacity launch vehicle designed and built by ISRO. 1 2 3 2022 2023 2024 Failure Partial...
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Explorers Program (redirect from IMP-A satellite)
relatively small space missions, typically an artificial satellite with a specific science focus. Explorer 6 in 1959 was the first scientific satellite under...
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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a company involved in the manufacture and operation of small satellites. A spin-off company of the University...
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satellite on the X band (8–12 GHz) or Ku band (12–18 GHz) frequencies requiring only a small dish less than a meter in diameter. The first satellite TV...
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Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) and the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD). The J-SSOD is the first of its kind to deploy small satellites from...
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In addition, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle is currently in development for international commercial launches of small satellites the vehicle made...
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relatively small satellite in orbit around the main component. Systems with a small minor-planet moon – also called "companion" or simply "satellite" – include...
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www.esa.int. Retrieved 22 June 2024. "Ariane 6 launches GRBBeta: small satellite, big astrophysics". www.esa.int. Retrieved 22 June 2024. "Ariane 6...
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Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.2010-6616. "CU Aerospace - Small-Satellite Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (PUC)". www.cuaerospace.com. Archived...
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reflect its internal goals. In 2016 the center helped found the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory. In 2016 research from the Center was used to identify...
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subsidiary. Electron services the commercial small satellite launch market. It's the third most launched small-lift launch vehicle in history. Its Rutherford...
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SSLV-D2 (category Small Satellite Launch Vehicle)
The SSLV-D2 was the second mission of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). The vehicle carried three payloads: EOS–07, Antaris US Firm named as...
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A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication...
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Blackjack is a constellation of small American surveillance satellites to be launched starting in 2024. The Blackjack program was started by DARPA in 2017...
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