ARCSAT

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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2022-033ELaunched 4/1/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transporter-4
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 4/1/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 504.5 km
Inclination: 97.39 deg
Dry Mass: 10 kg
Total Mass: 10 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Manufacturer: GomSpace

Constellation

Name: NorSat / AISSat
Active Satellites: 7

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-033E

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

ARCSAT from FFI will be able to provide between 4 and 15 daily passes at higher latitudes from a polar orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 1, 2022Exolaunch Rockets To A Milestone — More Than 200 Smallsats Aboard A SpaceX Falcon 9 Sent To Orbit Via The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission Launch From Cape Canaveral

ARCSAT is scheduled to launch to sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) on SpaceX Falcon 9 no earlier than April 2022 as part of SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program.

Plan

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) awarded a contract to Exolaunch to launch the ARCSAT satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.4Mar 14, 2022Contract To Exolaunch To Secure The Launch Of The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment’s ARCSAT Satellite Via SpaceX’s Smallsat Rideshare Program

For a polar orbit above 500 km, ARCSAT will be able to provide between 4 and 15 daily passes over high-latitude points on Earth.

CapabilityValue 4.5Mar 14, 2022Contract To Exolaunch To Secure The Launch Of The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment’s ARCSAT Satellite Via SpaceX’s Smallsat Rideshare Program