HawkSat 1

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	35004 / 09028D
Launch date	19 May 2009 - 23:55 UT
Launch site	WI, LA-0B
Launch vehicle	Minotaur-1
Mission	Civil: Technology development
Leo Earth orbit on May 20.43:
Perigee / Apogee	427 x 467 km
Eccentricity	2.93E-03
Inclination	40.47 deg
Period	93.52 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Pumpkin Inc.
Platform
Operator	Hawk Institude for Space Sciences (HISS)
Mass at launch	1 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	cube
Dimension (m)
Solar array	two vanes of solar panels
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Descent date:	04 Sep 2011 - .8 UT
Lifetime:

Mission details:

HawkSat 1 is a technology-demonstrator satellite launched for Hawk Institute for Space Sciences (HISS) and manufactured by Pumpkin Inc. Satellite is a cube with two vanes of solar panels.

Ref.: #3(SD467), #84a, #225(09.05), #226 - update: 30.12.11