PACSCISAT Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Spacecraft	PACSCISAT (Tyvak-53b, Tyvak 53, Tyvak 53B, PacSci EMC, Pacific Scientific)
Form factor	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	Reentry 2023-03-14.Was operational until 2017-09-XX, 3 months? (Tyvak, CubeSat Developers Worksshop 2018)
Launched	2017-06-23
NORAD ID	42795
Deployer	RailPOD [Tyvak]
Launcher	PSLV
Entity name	Tyvak
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Nation	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by Terran Orbital
Operator	Terran Orbital
Launch brokerer	Tyvak, ?
Oneliner	Technology demonstration for deorbiting.
Description	Technology demonstration for deorbiting. Passed built-in-tests (BIT) on both its primary and redundant Smart Energetics Architecture (SEA) sequencing system and devices and fired Modular Architecture Propulsion System (MAPS) rocket motors.
Results	Terran Orbital's PACSCISAT, built for Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, has successfully demonstrated the reliability and precision of PacSci EMC’s satellite products in space. This self-funded mission provided crucial flight heritage, ensuring confidence in their electronic controllers and propulsion systems.
Sources	[1]
Photo sources	[1] [2]
COTS subsystems	PLATFORM - Tyvak
Keywords	Propulsion
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