| Spacecraft | R5-S10 (R5 (S10), Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Operational? (No clear news as of 2026-07-30) |
| Launched | 2026-03-30 |
| NORAD ID | ? |
| Deployer | ? |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-16) |
| Organisation | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| Institution | Space agency |
| Entity type | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Operator | In-house? |
| Launch brokerer | SEOPS |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate technologies to speed up hosted payload and in-space inspection. |
| Description |
Demonstrate a fast and cost-effective way to build successful CubeSats in addition to demonstrating some technologies that are important to in-space inspection, which could help to make crewed space exploration safer and more efficient. R5-S1 could prove a cheaper way to demonstrate crucial technologies like high-performance computers, cameras, algorithms and a new way for satellites to transmit pictures to the ground. |
| Notes |
Size could be wrong. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2026-07-30
