ArgoMoon

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Spacecraft name ArgoMoon
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational (Photos shared on Twitter on 2022-11-19 but orbit needs confirmation as of 2022-12-24, last signals 2022-11-28, EOM declared on 2023-03-17)
Launched 2022-11-16
NORAD ID ? (Not yet catalogued and tracked?)
Deployer CSD (Canisterized Satellite Dispenser) [Planetary Systems Corporation]
Launcher SLS (Space Launch System) (Artemis-1)
Entity name Argotec
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Headquarters Italy
Oneliner

Take several historically significant pictures of the EM-1 mission and it will test some innovative communication systems.

Results

Took images of the Earth and moon after deployment. However, the company said it needed more time than originally planned to commission the spacecraft.

Signals detected; imaged Earth and Moon; safing; received additional DSN passes; no signal since DOY 332 and spacecraft is out of propellant; EOM declared March 17, 2023.

Sources [1] [2]
Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
COTS subsystems
  • ADCS - Blue Canyon XACT
  • SOLAR PANELS - DHV
Subsystems sources [1] [2]
Keywords Laser transmitter, Propulsion, Beyond Earth orbit
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Last modified: 2023-06-03

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