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| Spacecraft | Dove-4 (Dove 4) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Deployment failure. Failed to separate or never deployed from Unisat-5. |
| Launched | 2013-11-21 |
| NORAD ID | Deployment failure |
| Deployer | PEPPOD, GPOD (GAUSS Picosatellites Orbital Deployer) [GAUSS] |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organisation | Planet Labs |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | GAUSS |
| Oneliner |
Constellation for optical Earth observation with 3-5m resolution. |
| Description |
Build a low-cost imaging satellite with non-space, COTS components. Demonstrate the ability to design, produce and operate satellites on short schedules and low cost. Show that a bus constrained to the 3U CubeSat form factor can viably host a small camera payload. |
| Notes |
Was carried in UniSat 5 but never deployed. Space-Track assigned it to object 39434, but that is likely Wren. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-09-06
