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Gluon

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2024-043Launched 3/4/2024
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-10
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
3/4/2024
Last Contact
5/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
515.5 km
Inclination
97.46 deg
Dry Mass
100 kg
Total Mass
100 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Atomos Space
Manufacturer
Atomos Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2024-043
Track
Mentions
12
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Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider recreate quark–gluon plasma by smashing together heavy ions at relativistic energies to briefly liberate quarks and gluons.

GeneralValue 1.8Jan 31, 2026Quark wakes reveal early universe plasma flowed like a liquid

Researchers at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory used thermal electron-positron pairs emitted during ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions to decode the thermal profile of Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP).

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Oct 15, 2025
Rice physicists probe quark-gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang

Atomos Space received telemetry from both Quark-LTE and Gluon on 2024-03-05 indicating the spacecraft were healthy but transmitting at a far lower rate than planned.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 25, 2024Apex commissions first payload on inaugural mission

Atomos Space has been working to improve communications and to detumble Quark-LTE and Gluon and was preparing to commission the spacecraft’s propulsion system to demonstrate proximity operations as of 2024-03-20.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 25, 2024Apex commissions first payload on inaugural mission

ReOrbit’s Gluon platform will use SatixFy radios to provide high data rate links between ReOrbit satellites and the ground segment.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 29, 2023ReOrbit and SatixFy Sign a Deal to Develop On-Board Processor for ReOrbit’s Gluon Satellite

The Gluon platform will use SatixFy radios to provide high data rate links between ReOrbit satellites and the ground segment.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 23, 2023ReOrbit signs a co-development deal with SatixFy

ReOrbit and SatixFy Communications Ltd. have signed a purchase deal for a communication subsystem for ReOrbit’s Gluon platform.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 23, 2023ReOrbit signs a co-development deal with SatixFy

The Gluon platform will use SatixFy radios to provide high data-rate links enabling communication between ReOrbit satellites and the ground segment.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Mar 20, 2023ReOrbit and SatixFy to develop the on-board processor for ReOrbit’s Gluon satellite

The agreement establishes that VENG will manufacture and test ReOrbit’s Gluon satellite platform for ReOrbit’s Latin America customers.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jun 12, 2022ReOrbit and Veng’s agreement to manufacture satellites

ReOrbit is a Helsinki-based company that designs the Gluon satellite platform for different orbits including LEO, MEO, and GEO.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 12, 2022ReOrbit and Veng’s agreement to manufacture satellites

ReOrbit developed a satellite bus called Gluon that uses a payload-agnostic design to maximize service availability and cost effectiveness.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 15, 2022ReOrbit + TransAstra Sign Spacecraft Development + Logistics Contracts

Atomos Space expects to launch its first two spacecraft, Quark and Gluon, in 2023.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 17, 2022Investments Into Atomos Space Garners Million$ For OTV Tech Development