Name | Cesium Satellite |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Organisation | CesiumAstro |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Parsons, Adaptive Launch Solutions |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate active phased array and inter-satellite link payloads. |
Description |
Cesium Satellite 1 and 2 are 6U CubeSats with Cesium Nightingale 1 active phased array and inter-satellite link payloads. The spacecrafts have a high-accuracy attitude system with a star tracker and a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Propulsion, Intersatellite links |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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Cesium Satellite 1 (CM1, Cesium Mission 1, CS1) | Operational (Press release) | 2021-09-27 | 560 km, 97.7 deg |
Cesium Satellite 2 (CM1, Cesium Mission 1, CS2) | Operational (Press release) | 2021-09-27 | 560 km, 97.7 deg |
Last modified: 2023-01-01
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