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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2016-024Launched 4/8/2016
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Dragon CRS-8 Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT3
Launch Date
4/8/2016
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
404 km
Inclination
51.64 deg
Dry Mass
1,413 kg
Total Mass
0 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Bigelow Aerospace
Manufacturer
Bigelow Aerospace
Registry
COSPAR ID
2016-024
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All MP42 subsystems were tested with a 20 kRad biased radiation dose and with board-level Single Event Effects testing under a 200 MeV proton beam to ensure at least five years of lifetime in LEO.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 21, 2021NanoAvionics Preparing To Launch Their 5th Rideshare Mission Via Exolaunch Aboard The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

ABS operates Southeast Asia satellite beams, including the ABS-2A Southeast Asia beam.

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SatADSL unlocks new Southeast Asia markets with ABS partnership

The neXat platform supports connections to the ABS-2A Southeast Asia beam.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 16, 2021SatADSL unlocks new Southeast Asia markets with ABS partnership

The True View 435 features a 16-beam Hesai PandarXT LiDAR unit.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 12, 2021GeoCue expands True View 3DIS line with True View 435

ICEYE operates a constellation of synthetic-aperture radar satellites that image the Earth's surface by bouncing a radar beam from approximately 550 km in space.

CapabilityValue 4.2Nov 9, 2021ICEYE Contracted By NOAA For SAR Monitoring Of Maritime Hazards

Each Inmarsat-6 satellite will deliver 50% more capacity per beam and unlimited beam routing flexibility.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 28, 2021Altitude Angel Is First To Join Inmarsat’s New Partner Network For Velaris Connectivity Solution

Intelsat plans a multi-layered GEO strategy combining C-band satellites, wide-beam satellites for ISR, Epic high-throughput satellites, and software-defined satellites to serve different applications.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 18, 2021Betting on flexibility: Intelsat’s post-bankruptcy growth strategy

ICEYE operates a constellation of SAR satellites that transmit a radar beam from approximately 550 km altitude to image the Earth's surface.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 13, 2021ICEYE named as a Contributing Mission to Europe’s Copernicus satellite imaging programme

GovSat operates high-powered, fully-steerable spot beams in X- and Mil Ka-Band and a global X-Band beam.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 3, 2021OQ Technology + GovSat Collaborating On IoT Solutions For Defence + Government

BIRD Aerosystems' AMPS protects against MANPADS, Laser Beam Rider threats, and radar-guided missiles.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 29, 2021IDET 2021: BIRD Aerosystems to present its AMPS family of solutions, including the patented SPREOS DIRCM

GovSat operates high-powered fully-steerable spot beams in X- and Mil Ka-Band and a global X-Band beam alongside a secure service hub.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Sep 29, 2021OQ Technology and GovSat sign MOU to collaborate on IoT products for defense and government sectors

Beam Budget reporting provides detailed information about beams and coverage for LEO and MEO constellations.

CapabilityValue 2.1Sep 26, 2021Integrasys Updates Their Beam Budget Tool

Integrasys improved Beam Budget’s LEO and MEO reporting capabilities to include dual analysis of the forward and return link.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 26, 2021Integrasys Updates Their Beam Budget Tool

Beam Budget produces high-precision beam gain by working with discrete 2 dB contours and interpolating gain to exact locations to allow intermediate values and increase calculation precision.

CapabilityValue 3.0Sep 26, 2021Integrasys Updates Their Beam Budget Tool

Integrasys completed an update of Beam Budget’s LEO option to offer a flexible solution for new constellations.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.6Sep 26, 2021Integrasys Updates Their Beam Budget Tool

Beam Budget supports laser-based connections between LEO and MEO assets and GEO satellites to improve resiliency and availability.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.4Sep 26, 2021Integrasys Updates Their Beam Budget Tool

DARPA awarded Carillon Technologies a $6,400,000 contract to prototype next-generation satellite-to-satellite communication systems derived from Holographic Optical Beam Steering (HOBS) technology.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Sep 23, 2021Carillon Technologies Receives Million$ Contract For HOBS Tech From DARPA

KRYTAR Model 184030 is suitable for wireless designs and test and measurement applications including electronic warfare, commercial wireless, 0.005 kg communications, SATCOM, radar, signal monitoring and measurement, antenna beam forming, and EMC testing within K- through Ku-bands.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 23, 2021Directional Coupling That Covers K- Thru Ku-Bands With 30 dB Is Released By KRYTAR

Kymeta uses a multi-beam antenna configuration to enable simultaneous connections to two low Earth orbit satellites or to one geostationary satellite and one low Earth orbit satellite.

CapabilityValue 4.2Sep 22, 2021Kymeta’s Grant Of New U.S. Patent for Multi-Beam Capabilities Enabling Simultaneous Multi-Orbit Connectivity

The WAEFR antenna features the high performance gain of a dish with the beam agility of an ESA.

CapabilityValue 3.0Aug 23, 2021Lockheed Martin Invents New Satellite Dish Technology