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Faraday Phoenix

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Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2021-059AXLaunched 6/30/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-2
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
6/30/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
522.5 km
Inclination
97.51 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
In-Space Missions Limited
Manufacturer
GomSpace
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-059AX
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1022
Track
Mentions
2
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The Faraday bus was developed to serve as a platform for hosted payloads and carried six customer payloads and an internal payload named Babel for radio-frequency mapping on the Faraday Phoenix mission.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 9, 2021In-Space Missions wins contract for British military smallsat

The first Faraday spacecraft, Faraday Phoenix, reached orbit 2021-06-30 on the SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Aug 9, 2021In-Space Missions wins contract for British military smallsat