| Satellite | OrbAstro-PC1 (ORB-6 Digantara) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Operational? (No news but object identified) |
| Launched | 2023-11-11 |
| NORAD ID | 58258 |
| Deployer | EXOpod Nova 12U/16U [Exolaunch] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-9) |
| Organization | Orbital Astronautics |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Headquarters | UK |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Orbital Astronautics |
| Operator | Orbital Astronautics |
| Partners | Digantara |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate LiDAR-based technology to provide space situational awareness service. |
| Description |
Digantara, a space situational awareness company, has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics (OrbAstro), a satellite and in-orbit service provider, to fly its SCOT (Space–based space Climate and Object Tracker) payload onboard an ORB-6 satellite platform launching towards the end of 2022. The mission will focus on demonstration of a novel LiDAR-based technology developed by Digantara, and will serve as the pilot for their LEO constellation providing a space situational awareness service. Digantara is building the world’s first in-situ orbital surveillance platform, SCOT. Digantara’s end to end platform, S-MAP (Space – Mission Assurance Platform) will change the way Mission design and operations are carried out in the industry today. Once deployed, Digantara’s satellite constellation will provide high fidelity data at 10x higher resolution than the current industry standards, effectively elevating space governance. |
| Notes |
NB! Unclear about the satellite size and mission. These were already in the database and were originally scheduled for 2022. CelesTrak has these OrbAstro TC1 and PC1 satellites separately, but SpaceX has only listed OrbAstro-TR1. Will need to ask personally. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | SSA-Space Situational Awareness |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2025-01-13
