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Vera

retired
Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2020-079KLaunched 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
10/22/2023
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
469.5 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
2020-079K
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/998
Track
Mentions
59
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory can capture a new detailed image about every 40 seconds.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 1, 2026Vera C. Rubin Observatory avvia LSST, la survey decennale che rivoluzionerà lo studio dell’Universo

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun operations with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory avvia LSST, la survey decennale che rivoluzionerà lo studio dell’Universo

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will produce millions of automated alerts each night about changes in the sky.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jul 1, 2026Vera C. Rubin Observatory avvia LSST, la survey decennale che rivoluzionerà lo studio dell’Universo

Muon Space says the NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin Module delivers up to 25 times the compute performance of an H-100 GPU for orbital workloads.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 21, 2026Orbital Data Centers, Golden Dome OTAs and a European Space Act Update

Condor-Ultra integrates the NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin Module.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 21, 2026Orbital Data Centers, Golden Dome OTAs and a European Space Act Update

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has an 8.4-meter mirror and a 3.2-gigapixel camera.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 16, 2026Orbital Compute vs. Dark Skies: The Astronomy Crisis Behind SpaceX’s One-Million AI Satellite Plan

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory was built to conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jun 16, 2026Orbital Compute vs. Dark Skies: The Astronomy Crisis Behind SpaceX’s One-Million AI Satellite Plan

Orbital’s systems will be based on NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin Space-1 GPU architecture.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 10, 2026Orbital punta sui data center orbitali per l’AI

Orbital is designing its satellites around NVIDIA’s Space-1 Vera Rubin GPU.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 10, 2026Orbital Raises $5M Pre-Seed to Build ODC Constellation

Condor-Ultra is designed to integrate with NVIDIA’s Space-1 Vera Rubin module for large-scale AI workloads in orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 3, 2026Muon Space Unveils New, Larger Satellite Bus

About 1,900 of the asteroids observed by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in June 2025 were confirmed as previously unseen.

CapabilityValue 3.7May 23, 2026Studio NOIRLab descrive 19 asteroidi a rotazione rapida

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory observed thousands of asteroids around the Solar System in June 2025.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.5May 23, 2026Studio NOIRLab descrive 19 asteroidi a rotazione rapida

Vast will offer customers the option to add NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin Space-1 module to its satellite bus for orbital data centers, AI edge compute, and autonomous space operations.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 19, 2026Vast Launches Satellite Bus Business Line

Cowboy Space Corporation’s compute payload will be built around Nvidia’s Space-1 Vera Rubin module.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 18, 2026Cowboy Raises $275M and Files for 20,000 Orbital Data Centers, Forcing the ODC Thesis Into View

Nvidia unveiled the Space-1 Vera Rubin module at GTC in March as its first purpose-built low-Earth-orbit AI infrastructure block.

GeneralCapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 18, 2026Cowboy Raises $275M and Files for 20,000 Orbital Data Centers, Forcing the ODC Thesis Into View

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time at the Vera C. Rubin NSF-DOE Observatory will catalog about 20 billion galaxies across the entire southern sky.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 16, 2026Dark Energy Survey restringe i modelli dell’Universo

The Vera C. Rubin NSF-DOE Observatory is funded by the NSF and the DOE Office of Science and is jointly managed by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.0May 16, 2026Dark Energy Survey restringe i modelli dell’Universo

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory issued 800,000 alerts on the night of February 24.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.8May 9, 2026LSST rileva supernove e asteroidi in tempo quasi reale

NSF NOIRLab and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory jointly operate the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 9, 2026LSST rileva supernove e asteroidi in tempo quasi reale

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 9, 2026LSST rileva supernove e asteroidi in tempo quasi reale