Summary
HawkSat-1 was a single-unit CubeSat which was built and is being operated by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences (HISS), Pocomoke City, Maryland. It is based on a Pumpkin Inc. CubeSat kit, and carries a technology demonstration payload, primarily as a proof of concept mission, testing command, data and power subsystems, as well as solar panels and communications.
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hawk Institute for Space Sciences |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-028D |
| SATCAT no. | 35004 |
| Mission duration | Failed on orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Bus | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Hawk Institute for Space Sciences Pumpkin Inc. (bus) |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 10 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 3.9 in) |
| Power | Solar cells, batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 May 2009, 23:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Minotaur I |
| Launch site | MARS, LP-0B |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Entered service | Failed on orbit |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 4 September 2011 [1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 426 km (265 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 466 km (290 mi) |
| Inclination | 40.46° |
| Period | 93.50 minutes |
It carries a commercial material exposure research payload for an undisclosed "major aerospace company",[3] which exposes a number of material samples to space, and records the effects of exposure on the materials. The data was to be sent to Earth by means of a storage and dump communication system.
Launch edit
It was successfully launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur I launch vehicle from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, at 23:55 UTC on 19 May 2009. It was a tertiary payload, with TacSat-3 as the primary payload and PharmaSat as the secondary. Two other CubeSats, AeroCube-3 and CP6, were launched on the same launch vehicle, and together the three satellites are known as the CubeSat Technology Demonstration mission.
Mission edit
The satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, but no signals were received.[4]
Atmospheric entry edit
The satellite reentered in the atmosphere of Earth on 4 September 2011.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "HawkSat-1". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "SATCAT Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "CubeSats" (PDF). HawkSat-1. NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (18 November 2019). "HawkSat-1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
External links edit
- Davis, Robert. "Cubesat Tech Demo P-POD" (PDF). Hawk Institute of Space Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- http://www.hawkspace.org/history.php Hawk Institute for Space Sciences - history