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Katherine

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2020-079DLaunched 11/6/2020
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Nusat 9-18
Launch Vehicle
Long March 6
Launch Date
11/6/2020
Last Contact
9/22/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
471.5 km
Inclination
97.27 deg
Orbit Plane
1
Dry Mass
37 kg
Total Mass
44 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
IMG
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Satellogic
Manufacturer
Satellogic
Constellation
Name
Satellogic Aleph
Active Satellites
19
Planned Satellites
300
Registry
COSPAR ID
2020-079D
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/998
Track
Mentions
35
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Katherine Spies earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in design engineering from Harvard University.

GovernanceValue 0.6Oct 5, 2025Candidati astronauti NASA 2025: la nuova classe verso Luna e Marte

Katherine Spies, 43, is a former Marine Corps AH-1 helicopter pilot with a degree in chemical engineering from USC and a master’s in design engineering from Harvard.

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Sep 23, 2025
All-American 2025 Class of Astronaut Candidates

Katherine Gizinski is the CEO at River Advisors.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 21, 2024INNOVATION IS KEY

NOS3 was developed for the Simulation-to-Flight 1 (STF-1) small satellite built by TMC Technologies in partnership with the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium at NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Center.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 3, 2024West Virginia University’s West Virginia Small Satellite Center Team awarded nanosat grant

Katherine Gizinski, CEO of ManSat, has been elected as the Chairwoman of Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).

GovernanceValue 3.5Mar 30, 2023SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast

Katherine Gizinski leads a team of experts in international spectrum regulation and market access at ManSat.

GovernanceValue 2.6Mar 30, 2023SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast

Katherine Gizinski has previously worked with U.S. defense contractors to support military, diplomatic, first responder, and commercial initiatives with satellite and terrestrial communication technologies.

GovernanceValue 2.4Mar 30, 2023SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast

The appointments of Katherine Gizinski and James Trevelyan take effect immediately and will continue through the end of SSPI’s next fiscal year in June 2024.

GovernanceValue 3.6Mar 30, 2023SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast

Katherine Gizinski is a graduate of the International Space University’s Executive program and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

GovernanceValue 1.2Mar 30, 2023SSPI’s new Chairwoman and President of Board of Directors come from ManSat and Speedcast

NASA selected Katherine Calvin on 2022-01-10 as its chief scientist and as its senior climate adviser.

GovernanceValue 4.2Jan 12, 2022New NASA chief scientist to focus on climate change

The 2022 AAG Honors Committee members include Ronald Hagelman III (Chair, Texas State University), Amy Katherine Glasmeier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Andrew Sluyter (Louisiana State University), Thomas Baerwald (NSF, retired), Kelsey Ellis (University of Tennessee), Stephanie Zick (Virginia Tech), Kavita Pandit (Georgia State University), Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez (University of North Texas), and Megan Ybarra (University of Washington).

GovernanceGeneralValue 1.3Dec 17, 2021Eleven geographers honored for groundbreaking work

Katherine Monson will lead Operations and Business Development at Analytical Space.

GovernanceValue 3.0Jul 1, 2021Analytical Space Appoints Four New Senior Leaders To Fast Track Growth

Katherine Monson joined Analytical Space to help establish more dynamic communications infrastructure and to provide a network with low latency and data rates comparable to terrestrial fiber using optical communications relays in low Earth orbit.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 3.6Jun 29, 2021Analytical Space Inc. hires KSAT’s Monson and Velazco of JPL

Katherine Gizinski, CEO of Mansat, was appointed as President of Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).

GovernanceValue 3.8Jun 14, 2021The SSPI Trade Organization Names New Leadership + Directors

The 10 satellites launched on 2020-11-06 were named Alice Ball, Caroline Herschel, Cora Ratto, Dorothy Vaughan, Emmy Noether, Hedy Lamarr, Katherine Johnson, Lise Meitner, Mary Jackson, and Vera Rubin.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 9, 2020Through dedicated launch of 10 satellites, Satellogic expands in-orbit capacity