Prometheus-2 2 (Prometheus 2B, Dstl)

Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Prometheus-2 2 (Dstl)
Satellite Prometheus-2 2 (Prometheus 2B, Dstl)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Launch failure
Launched 2023-01-09
NORAD ID Launch failure
Deployer ?
Launcher LauncherOne (UK)
Organisation Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Institution Military
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Country UK
Manufacturer AIVT by In-Space Missions
Operator In-house?
Partners Airbus, U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
Oneliner

Test platform for monitoring radio signals including GPS and sophisticated imaging.

Description

Includes two optical imaging cameras, a laser range finder, and a GPS receiver. One camera will be fitted with a wide-angle lens for a 180-degree view of Earth’s surface with the second camera observing the other Cubesat 1 to support space situational awareness and enables us to understand what else orbits the Earth.

Sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
COTS subsystems
  • IMAGER - cosine HyperScout M
Subsystems sources [1]
Keywords SSA-Space Situational Awareness

Last modified: 2023-06-03

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