Time Flies Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite name	Time We’ll Tell
Spacecraft type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Organization	TrustPoint
Institution	Company
Entity	Commercial
Country	US
Manufacturer	AIVT by ?
Operator	?
Launch brokerer	SEOPS
Oneliner	Features an Position, Navigation, and Time (PNT) Payload that will demonstrate TrustPoint’s core technologies.
Description	The overall objective of the Time Flies mission is to operate an on-orbit testbed and demonstration platform for innovative signal and service technology development and demonstration. This technology will lead to TrustPoint delivering commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Global Navigation Satellite System/Services (GNSS) at C-band frequencies. The mission will use both L-band (Iridium) and S-band for TT&C, and C-band for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) signal and service demonstrations. In addition, the Time Flies mission will perform multiple experiments related to TrustPoint’s future commercial product/service offerings, including (1) use of a ground-to-space broadcast system to provide Alternative PNT services for LEO space systems, (2) use of a compact laser retroreflector for laser ranging services that promote spaceflight safety and sustainability, and (3) demonstration of a software cybersecurity module to secure uplink and downlink data The satellite will be launched on the SpaceX Transporter-13 rideshare mission, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, no earlier than 01 February 2025. It will be inserted into a circular orbit at 590 km altitude, on an inclination from the equator of 97.6 degrees. Transmission of telemetry packets via Iridium will begin 1 minute after deployment from the dispenser. Transmission on the S-band downlink will be enabled 60 minutes after dispenser deployment. Atmospheric friction will slow the satellite and reduce the altitude of the orbit, until de-orbiting occurs 3.67 years after the end of the 2-year mission. The spacecraft is a single 3U XL CubeSat with overall dimensions of 11.7 x 11.5 x 41.1 cm. The total mass of the spacecraft is about 5.6 kg.
Sources	[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Photo sources	[1] [2]
Keywords	Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat

Related Spacecraft

Name	Status	Rocket	Launch	Orbit
Time We’ll Tell (TrustPoint-2)	Operational? (No news found except Impulse Space tweet)	Falcon 9, (Transporter-9), (Impulse Space Mira)	2023-11-11	520 km, 97.5 deg
Time Flies (TrustPoint-3)	Operational (News from 2025-06-27 and object identified, last checked 2025-12-22)	Falcon 9, (Transporter-14)	2025-06-23	590 km, 97.8 deg

Last modified: 2025-12-22