Satellite name | Tyvak-0173 (SIRION-3, EG 3, EG-3, EchoStar Global 3) |
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Form factor | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 16U |
Status | Operational (News on 2021-12-06 about propulsion) |
Launched | 2021-06-30 |
NORAD ID | 48892 |
Deployer | Unknown |
Launcher | Falcon 9 (Transporter-2) |
Entity name | EchoStar |
Institution | Company |
Entity type | Commercial |
Nation | US |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Terran Orbital |
Oneliner |
Two tiny S-band satellites to jumpstart a low-Earth-orbit constellation using spectrum gained through its acquisition of Helios Wire. |
Results |
Performed 110 km in altitude orbit raise from TLEs as reported by Jonathan McDowell. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
COTS subsystems |
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Subsystems sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03