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PTD 1

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2021-006BXLaunched 1/24/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-1
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
1/24/2021
Last Contact
1/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
530.5 km
Inclination
97.51 deg
Dry Mass
11 kg
Total Mass
11 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Ames Research Center
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-006BX
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/983
Track
Mentions
8
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Terran Orbital designed, built, integrated, and operated the spacecraft for the first PTD satellite, PTD-1, to demonstrate a propulsion system using a water-based propellant generated via water electrolysis.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Dec 12, 2022Terran Orbital Successfully Demonstrates 1.4 Terabyte Single-Pass Optical Downlink for NASA’s Satellite

Terran Orbital designed, built, integrated, and operated the spacecraft for the first PTD satellite, PTD-1, to demonstrate a propulsion system using a water-based propellant generated via water electrolysis.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.3Dec 6, 2022Terran Orbital demonstrates record-breaking 1.4 terabyte single-pass optical downlink for NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 Satellite

Terran Orbital designed, built, integrated, and operated the spacecraft for the first Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator satellite, PTD-1, to demonstrate a propulsion system using a water-based propellant generated via water electrolysis.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Dec 5, 2022Terran Orbital assists with demo of single-pass optical downlink for NASA’s Pathfinder technology demonstrator 3 satellite

The PTD-1 demonstration will test propulsion performance through programmed thrust events that change PTD-1’s velocity and altitude.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 26, 2021Rocket Fuel You Can Drink?

PTD-1 launched as part of NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 35 provided by the CubeSat Launch Initiative.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 26, 2021Rocket Fuel You Can Drink?

PTD-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 2021-01-24.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 26, 2021Rocket Fuel You Can Drink?

NASA plans to test the Hydros-C thruster on its Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator PTD-1 mission.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 27, 2019Water propulsion technologies picking up steam

PTD-1 is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station in November and then travel to a higher altitude to deploy from a Cygnus cargo tug.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 27, 2019Water propulsion technologies picking up steam