Centauri 6

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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2024-066KLaunched 4/7/2024

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Bandwagon-1
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 4/7/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 590.5 km
Inclination: 45.61 deg
Dry Mass: 20 kg
Total Mass: 20 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Organizations

Operator: Fleet Space Technologies
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: Fleet Space Centauri
Active Satellites: 5

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2024-066K

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Centauri-6 is built upon Tyvak International’s avionics platform.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.8Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite into Orbit

Fleet Space Technologies operates the Centauri satellite constellation that includes Centauri-3, Centauri-4, Centauri-5, and Centauri-6.

Tyvak International collaborated with Fleet Space Technologies to develop the Centauri-6 satellite.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite into Orbit

Fleet Space manufactured the Centauri-6 payload using advanced techniques including 3D printing.

CapabilityValue 3.2Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite into Orbit

Centauri-6 was launched on Sunday, 2024-04-07 at 23:16 UTC from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite into Orbit

Tyvak International successfully launched Fleet Space Technologies’ Centauri-6 satellite on 2024-04-07 aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 23:16 UTC.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 16, 2024Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Centauri-6 Satellite Successfully Deployed into Orbit

Centauri-6 joins Fleet Space Technologies’ existing satellites Centauri-3 (launched March 2021), Centauri-4 (launched June 2021), and Centauri-5 (launched May 2022) in Fleet Space’s satellite constellation.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Apr 16, 2024Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Centauri-6 Satellite Successfully Deployed into Orbit

Centauri-6 is built upon Tyvak International’s avionics platform and features an IoT payload developed by Fleet Space Technologies.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Apr 16, 2024Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Centauri-6 Satellite Successfully Deployed into Orbit

Fleet Space Technologies manufactured the Centauri-6 payload using advanced techniques including 3D printing.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 16, 2024Terran Orbital’s Tyvak International Centauri-6 Satellite Successfully Deployed into Orbit

Fleet Space Technologies deployed the Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 11, 2024Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission

The addition of Centauri-6 will increase Fleet Space Technologies’ capacity to deliver advanced SATCOM capabilities using smallsat architectures.

GrowthCapabilityValue 3.5Apr 11, 2024Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission

Centauri-6 will service global demand for Fleet Space Technologies' end-to-end mineral exploration solution ExoSphere and will build capacity to deliver advanced SATCOM capabilities with microsatellite architectures.

GrowthRelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Fleet Space Successfully Deploys Centauri-6 Satellite on SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 Mission

Fleet Space Technologies successfully deployed its Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 10, 2024Fleet Space Successfully Deploys Centauri-6 Satellite on SpaceX's Bandwagon-1 Mission