| Name | CPOD |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Organisation | Tyvak |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Terran Orbital |
| Partners | 406 Aerospace, Applied Defense Solutions, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate proximity operations and docking between CubeSats. |
| Description |
Demonstrate proximity operations from various distances, approach scenarios, and lighting conditions: nominal operating distances: 50 m to 2 km, full range of distances: 0.5 m to 25 km. Demonstrate docking between two vehicles. Safely approach and make contact between test vehicles. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Keywords | Propulsion, Docking, Formation flying |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPOD A (TYVAK-0032, FLT1, Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration, PONSFD-A, Proximity Operations Nano-Satellite Flight Demonstration, NASA CUBESAT PROXOPS) | Operational (Press release on 2022-07-07 as of 2022-12-21) | 2022-05-25 | 530 km, 97.5 deg, SSO |
| CPOD B (TYVAK-0212, FLT2, Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration, PONSFD-B, Proximity Operations Nano-Satellite Flight Demonstration, NASA CUBESAT PROXOPS) | Operational (Press release on 2022-07-07 as of 2022-12-21) | 2022-05-25 | 530 km, 97.5 deg, SSO |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
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