TechSat-21 Knowpia

TechSat-21
	Artist's rendition
Mission type	Technology
Operator	AFRL, STP, NASA
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	MicroSat Systems
Launch mass	181 kilograms (399 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	Not launched
Rocket	Atlas V 401
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SLC-41
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	560 kilometers (350 mi)
Apogee altitude	560 kilometers (350 mi)
Inclination	35.4& degrees
Epoch	Planned

TechSat-21 (Technology Satellite of the 21st Century) was a small spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for formation flight of spacecraft which can rapidly change formation based on mission requirements.^[1] The project was canceled in 2003 due to numerous cost overruns.^[2]

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^ Staff Writers (2002-04-16). "MicroSat Systems Contract Raytheon For SAR Payload". Space Daily. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
^ Singer, Jeremy (2006-12-07). "DARPA To Solicit Bids for Formation Flying Studies". Space News. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

[1] Staff Writers (2002-04-16). "MicroSat Systems Contract Raytheon For SAR Payload". Space Daily. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

[2] Singer, Jeremy (2006-12-07). "DARPA To Solicit Bids for Formation Flying Studies". Space News. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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