Harbinger

Launched together with: SPARC 1 - Falcon-ODE

Prime manufacturer	York Space Systems (bus); ICEYE (payload)
Platform	York S-class bus
Operator	York Space Systems
Mass at launch	150 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	X-band SAR
Solar array	4 deployable fixed solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	FEEP
DC power
Design lifetime

Harbinger is proof-of-concept prototypes for a York Space Systems′ S-class satellite bus. The demonstration mission features a X-band SAR payload.
The Harbinger mission features York′s S-class platform utilizing the enhanced power subsystem offering up to 3,000 W peak for payload operations, a field-effect electric propulsion (FEEP) system, and high rate laser communications terminal.
The objective of the Harbinger CRADA is to demonstrate the viability and utility of rapid satellite production techniques, standardized satellite busses, all weather ultra high-data rate downlinks through dual X-band/laser communications, and all weather/all lighting situational awareness using synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Currently, Harbinger is scheduled to be launched in fiscal year 2019 as a payload on a Space Test Program (STP) mission.
The Harbinger SAR provides commercial access to timely and reliable Earth observation data and is capable of imaging any location on Earth at regular intervals, day or night, regardless of cloud cover. SAR is a form of radar that is used to create two-dimensiona images or three-dimensional reconstruction of objects such as landscapes. SAR uses the motion of the radar antenna over a region of interest to provide finer spatial resolution than conventional beam-scanning radars. SAR is typically mounted on a moving platform, such as an aircraft or spacecraft, and has its origins in an advanced form of side looking airborne radar (SLAR).

Ref.: #7(JR765), #14 - update: 02.06.19