PODSAT

retired

Technology DemonstrationHEOCOSPAR 2018-023BLaunched 3/6/2018

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hispasat 30W-6 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT4
Launch Date: 3/6/2018
Last Contact: 1/1/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 11,172.5 km
Inclination: 27.07 deg
Dry Mass: 90 kg
Total Mass: 90 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Technology Demonstration
Payload Category: TECH
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: NovaWurks

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2018-023B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Track

Mentions

2

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

PODSat-1 carried four Slego modules with a radio and antenna as a hosted payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and was later deployed from a Hispasat communications satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 9, 2022NovaWurks reveals contracts, expansion plans and Slego

NovaWurks' Payload Orbital Delivery Satellite PODSat-1 reached geostationary transfer orbit in 2018.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 9, 2022NovaWurks reveals contracts, expansion plans and Slego