Prometheus 2

Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Prometheus 2
Name Prometheus 2
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 1.5U
Organisation USSOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
Institution Military
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Nation US
Manufacturer AIVT by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Partners U.S. Department of Defense
Oneliner

Demonstrate improved CubeSat platform.

Description

Improving from lessons learned on Block 1. Replacing single coil with 3 torque rods, increasing momentum wheel storage, adding star field sensor, adding GPS receiver. Possibility to add 1.5U payload at the end of the satellite.

Sources [1] [2]
Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4]

Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launch Orbit
Prometheus 2.1 Operational? (No public news found. Assuming it was operational and may still be but likely retired by now. List checked 2023-06-09) 2016-11-11 580 km, 97.8 deg
Prometheus 2.3 Operational? (No public news found. Assuming it was operational and may still be but likely retired by now. List checked 2023-06-09) 2016-11-11 580 km, 97.8 deg
Prometheus 2.2 Reentry 2017-09-16. Was operational? (No public news found, but likely operational. NORAD ID is unclear and possibly wrong in Space-Track. Using object number from Jonathan McDowell's Satcat) 2017-08-26 400 x 600 km, 24.5 deg
Prometheus 2.4 Reentry 2017-10-02. Was operational? (No public news found, but likely operational. NORAD ID is unclear and possibly wrong in Space-Track. Using object number from Jonathan McDowell's Satcat) 2017-08-26 400 x 600 km, 24.5 deg
Prometheus 2 Mass Dummy Reentry 2021-07-27. Passive mass dummy? (According to Jonathan McDowell) 2019-06-25 300 x 800 km, 28.5 deg
Prometheus 2.6 Reentry 2022-02-12. Was operational? (Likely operational) 2019-06-25 300 x 800 km, 28.5 deg
Prometheus 2.7 (Prometheus-B2) Reentry 2022-05-20. Was operational? (Likely operational) 2019-06-29 450 km, 45 deg
Prometheus 2.9 (Prometheus-B2, 2-9) Reentry 2022-06-06. Was operational? (Likely operational) 2019-06-29 450 km, 45 deg
Prometheus 2.8 (Prometheus-05) Reentry 2023-04-27. Was operational? 2021-01-17 500 km, 60.7 deg
Prometheus 2.11 (Prometheus 2-11) Reentry 2023-05-02. Was operational? 2021-01-17 500 km, 60.7 deg
Prometheus 2.10 (P2-10) Operational? 2021-01-24 525 km, 97.5 deg
Prometheus 2.5 not launched 2023-12-30 not launched

Last modified: 2023-06-09
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