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Arthur

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2021-059CCLaunched 6/30/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-2
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
6/30/2021
Last Contact
12/22/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
523.5 km
Inclination
97.52 deg
Dry Mass
20 kg
Total Mass
20 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Aerospacelab
Manufacturer
Aerospacelab
Constellation
Name
Aerospacelab Earth observation fleet
Active Satellites
7
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-059CC
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1017
Track
Mentions
10
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Arthur Grijalva, the Director of SpaceWERX, emphasized the agency’s commitment to using faster contracting methods for delivering advanced technologies to the warfighter.

GovernanceLegalValue 2.0Jan 13, 2026ThinKom Awarded SpaceWERX Contract for Resilient Ground Infrastructure

The Arthur D. Little report estimates India could have a $100,000,000,000 space economy by 2040.

FinancialGrowthGeneralValue 3.5Mar 7, 2024India Targets Five-Fold Increase in its Share of Global Space Economy, says Indian Union Minister

In 2021, Carlos Mira, then president of Arthur D. Little Spain, established Halo Space as a balloon space tourism company.

GeneralGovernanceValue 2.6Nov 12, 2023Halo Space, Eos X and Arthur D. Little Spain indicted for unlawful use of Zero 2 Infinity’s trade secrets

Arthur D. Little sued Eos-X in 2023 in civil court in Madrid for using Arthur D. Little’s logo.

LegalGeneralValue 3.8Nov 12, 2023Halo Space, Eos X and Arthur D. Little Spain indicted for unlawful use of Zero 2 Infinity’s trade secrets

Lane Arthur is the VP of Data, Applications and Analytics at John Deere.

GovernanceValue 2.0Oct 2, 2022John Deere Announces Request for Proposals for Satellite Communications Opportunity

Aerospacelab worked with Spaceflight Inc. to send its first satellite, a 12-unit cubesat technology demonstration called Arthur, into orbit on 2022-06-30 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-2 mission.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 5.0Feb 16, 2022Aerospacelab raises 40 million euros in Series B round

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) will award Stu Shea the 2021 Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award at the USGIF GEOGala on 2021-12-03.

GovernanceValue 2.0Apr 16, 2021USGIF announces 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Dr. Ben Bova received the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Dec 2, 2020Rest In Peace, Dr. Ben Bova

SpaceX’s first visor-equipped Starlink satellite, dubbed VisorSat, was expected to launch 2020-05-17 but was delayed by Tropical Storm Arthur until after the Crew Demo 2 mission scheduled for 2020-05-27 at 4:33 p.m. Eastern.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 27, 2020SpaceX to add sunshades to all future Starlink satellites

SSPI was founded in 1983 with Sir Arthur C. Clarke as its honorary chairman.

GovernanceValue 2.2Mar 25, 2020ALL.SPACE CTO and Co-Founder Jeremy Turpin Named to SSPI Board of Directors