Name | Seeker 1.0 (Seeker Robotic External CubeSat Inspection Vehicle DTO) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Was operational until 2019-04-18, 1 day as planned? (Website as 2020-04-09) |
Launched | 2019-04-17 |
NORAD ID | 44533 |
Deployer | NRCSD-E (External NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) |
Launcher | Antares |
Deployment | Deployed from Cygnus on 2019-09-16 |
Organisation | NASA Johnson Space Center |
Institution | Space agency |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner | Free-flying robot poised to make its first test inspection in orbit with the Cygnus station cargo resupply vehicle. |
Results | Seeker was deployed in September 2019, and collected over 100 images of the Cygnus spacecraft. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Keywords | Formation flying, Free-Flying Inspector, Propulsion |
Space photos |
Last modified: 2020-04-11
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