Gama Alpha Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Name	Gama Alpha (GAMA-ALPHA)
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	6U
Status	Reentry 2026-01-20. Was operational (Social media post in January 2023 as of 2023-04-15 but sail likely not yet deployed)
Launched	2023-01-03
NORAD ID	55084
Deployer	?
Launcher	Falcon 9 (Transporter-6)
Entity name	Gama
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation (HQ)	France
Nation (AIT)	Lithuania
Manufacturer	AIVT by NanoAvionics
Operator	NanoAvionics
Oneliner	Test the deployment of a solar sail with an area of 73.3 square meters.
Description	Test the deployment of a solar sail with an area of 73.3 square meters. Test the sail’s deployment mechanism. “We’re employing a spin-sail solution,” he said, slowing rotating the satellite and using centrifugal force to deploy the sail. “
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Photo sources	[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - NanoAvionics
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Last modified: 2026-07-30