Name | Xplore (OrbAstro ORB-6) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2023 |
Organisation | Xplore |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation (HQ) | US |
Nation (AIT) | UK |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Orbital Astronautics |
Operator | In-house? |
Oneliner |
Xplore will utilize OrbAstro's satellite buses for a variety of innovative missions, beginning with OrbAstro's ORB-6 platform. |
Description |
Xplore will utilize OrbAstro's satellite buses for a variety of innovative missions, beginning with OrbAstro's ORB-6 platform. Xplore will fly novel Earth and astronomical observation imagers, with a first launch scheduled for late 2022. |
Sources | [1] |
Photo sources | [1] |
COTS subsystems |
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Last modified: 2023-06-03
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