| Name | Guardian - Alpha (Pushan-Alpha) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Operational? (Personal contact 2023-04-14 but object not yet identified in Space-Track) |
| Launched | 2023-01-03 |
| NORAD ID | ? |
| Deployer | ? |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-6) |
| Organisation | Orbital Astronautics |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Nation | UK |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Orbital Astronautics |
| Operator | Orbital Astronautics |
| Launch brokerer | Momentus |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate a variety of technologies including an UltraScale+ high-performance computer. |
| Description |
Demonstrate a variety of technologies including an UltraScale+ high-performance computer coupled with a constellation management system based on an artificial neural network, a novel electrical power system, a compact attitude determination and control system, and a new thermal management system. After the in-orbit demonstration, OrbAstro plans to launch its own cluster of formation flying nanosatellites to test remaining technologies the firm is developing, before focusing on the needs of larger constellations. Included:
They will also de-risk our Guardian satellites. Total satellite mass is 1.66kg (not including 3rd-party hosted payloads & COTS redundant systems). When the build-trigger was pulled, nuts/bolts to flight-qualified satellite shipped out the door: 5 days. There were some teething issues. Our aim for the Dec mission is 3 days. We are building batch-production capabilities with a lot of automation involved. More on that in a later post. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Propulsion |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
Detailed Guardian - Alpha entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)
