Brokkr-1 (ORBASTRO-AF-1)

Brokkr-1
Name Brokkr-1 (ORBASTRO-AF-1)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational? (No confirmation found as of 2023-04-30)
Launched 2023-04-15
NORAD ID ?
Deployer EXOpod 12U/16U [Exolaunch]
Launcher Falcon 9 (Transporter-7)
Organisation Astro Forge
Institution Company
Entity Commercial
Nation (HQ) US
Nation (AIT) UK
Manufacturer AIVT by Orbital Astronautics
Operator Orbital Astronautics
Oneliner

Test technology to extract metals from asteroid materials.

Description

Brokkr-1 will test technology the company has developed to extract metals from asteroid materials. The payload, which takes up two-thirds of the volume of the cubesat, will attempt to vaporize “asteroid-like” material carried inside and sort out metals from other constituents.

Sources [1] [2]
Photo sources [1]
COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - OrbAstro

Last modified: 2023-06-08
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