| Satellite | Unicorn-2 |
|---|---|
| Form factor | PocketQube |
| Units or mass | PocketQube 2p |
| Entity name | Alba Orbital |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Headquarters | UK |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Alba Orbital |
| Operator | Alba Orbital |
| Oneliner |
Earth Observation constellation to provide near-real time satellite imagery. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| COTS subsystems |
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Related Spacecraft
| Spacecraft | Status | Launcher | Launch date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicorn-2A | No signal? (Object not identified in Space-Track as of 2022-12-19 and communications not confirmed on official social media) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2D | Reentry 2023-04-13. Was operational? (Last post on Twitter from 2022-03-29 last checked on 2022-05-26) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2E | No signal? (Object not identified in Space-Track as of 2022-12-19 and communications not confirmed on official social media) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-3), (Alba Cluster 3) | 2022-01-13 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2F | Operational? (Official post on Twitter, but object not yet identified as of 2022-07-23) | Electron, (Alba Cluster X) | 2022-05-02 | 525 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2G | Deployment failure (Launcher Orbiter SN1 was not able to generate power and spacecraft were not deployed) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-6), (Launcher Orbiter) | 2023-01-03 | 515 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2H | Deployment failure (Launcher Orbiter SN1 was not able to generate power and spacecraft were not deployed) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-6), (Launcher Orbiter) | 2023-01-03 | 515 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2I | No signal? (No confirmation found and object not identified as of 2023-12-21) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-8), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-06-12 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2J | Operational (Tweet by Tom Walkinshaw on 2023-12-02) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2K | Operational (Tweet by Tom Walkinshaw on 2023-11-30) | Falcon 9, (Transporter-9), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-11-11 | 520 km, 97.5 deg |
| Unicorn-2L | On spacecraft (D-Orbit ION as of 2023-12-15) | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2M | On spacecraft (D-Orbit ION as of 2023-12-15) | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2N | Operational (Confirmation on Twitter on 2023-12-22) | Falcon 9, (425 Project), (D-Orbit ION), (Alba Cluster) | 2023-12-01 | 560 km, 97.6 deg |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2024-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2024-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2024-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2024-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2024-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-31 | not launched |
| Unicorn-2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-31 | not launched |
Last modified: 2023-12-10
