SeeMe

Launch data: Designation  43822 / 98099BS Launch date  03 Dec 2018 Launch site  Va, SLC-4E Launch vehicle  Falcon-9 v1.2 Mission  Imaging, Technology Launch platform  EXCITE satellite, LEO Deployment date  01? Feb 2019 Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  571 x 594 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.77° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• DARPA′s SeeMe program aims to give mobile individual US warfighters access to on-demand, space-based tactical information in remote and beyond- line-of-sight conditions. If successful, SeeMe will provide small squads and individual teams the ability to receive timely imagery of their specific overseas location directly from a small satellite with the press of a button — something that′s currently not possible from military or commercial satellites.
• The program seeks to develop a constellation of small “disposable” satellites, at a fraction of the cost of airborne systems, enabling deployed warfighters overseas to hit ′see me′ on existing handheld devices to receive a satellite image of their precise location within 90 minutes. DARPA plans SeeMe to be an adjunct to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, which provides local and regional very-high resolution coverage but cannot cover extended areas without frequent refueling. SeeMe aims to support warfighters in multiple deployed overseas locations simultaneously with no logistics or maintenance costs beyond the warfighters&prime: handheld devices.
• The first SeeMe will be launched onboard of the eXCITe (PTB 1) satellite, which was originally manifested on a Falcon-9 v1.2 in 2016, then on an Indian PSLV rocket.

Mission details:

• DARPA/Raytheon satellite to be ejected from eXITe-PTB1.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking