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AGILE

retired
Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2007-013ALaunched 4/23/2007
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
AGILE/AAM
Launch Vehicle
PSLV CA
Launch Date
4/23/2007
Last Contact
1/18/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
537.5 km
Inclination
2.47 deg
Dry Mass
352 kg
Total Mass
352 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
AST
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manufacturer
Carlo Gavazzi Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2007-013A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/538
Track
Mentions
153
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The proposed 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Defense Business Board and the Defense Innovation Board to review whether the unity of effort decision-making process is agile enough for the rapid development of space acquisition systems to keep pace with today’s space industry.

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Agile Microsat, or AMS, is a standardized 6U cubesat bus that Blue Canyon designed, built, and tested for MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.3Jun 5, 2022Blue Canyon’s low-altitude smallsats thrive on-orbit after their launch via SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission

The agile microsat AMS launched on Transporter 5 is a shoebox-size cubesat designed to operate in very low Earth orbit for an extended period.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Jun 5, 2022Blue Canyon looks to demonstrate small-satellite performance at very low altitude

Blue Canyon Technologies launched Agile Microsat and HACSSAT 1 and HACSSAT 2 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission on 2022-05-25.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jun 5, 2022Blue Canyon’s low-altitude smallsats thrive on-orbit after their launch via SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission

DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rocket engine.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 8, 2022DARPA Seeks Proposals For The DRACO Nuclear-Thermal Rocket In-Space Flight Demo

The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project started over a year ago when DARPA selected a preliminary design for a rocket engine reactor developed by General Atomics and chose two conceptual spacecraft designs by Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 4, 2022DARPA moving forward with development of nuclear powered spacecraft

Impulse Space Propulsion provides agile, economical last-mile space payload delivery capabilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Mar 23, 2022Impulse Space Propulsion Names Their New COO

While at DARPA from 2017 to 2019, Fred Kennedy started the agency’s nuclear space propulsion program known as DRACO, short for Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations.

CapabilityGovernanceValue 4.0Mar 22, 2022Former Momentus executive Fred Kennedy to lead startup focused on nuclear-powered rocket engines

Deimos is developing a modular AOCS for small satellites to meet the demand for rapid procurement of agile and high stability attitude control systems for LEO and Earth Observation missions.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 2, 2022SkyLabs Signs A New Collaboration Agreement With Elecnor Deimos

Producing Deep Space Network schedules in minutes rather than hours allows JPL to create many candidate schedules and be more agile as missions and demands increase.

CapabilityGrowthValue 3.5Jan 27, 2022Microsoft helps JPL with Deep Space Network scheduling

DARPA is investing nearly $30,000,000 in a project called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion system.

FinancialCapabilityPlanValue 5.0Jan 14, 2022Report: Nuclear propulsion would help military satellites maneuver out of harm’s way

Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) will partner with Inmarsat to develop an agile, resilient, and sovereign satellite communications capability in response to the JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication System project.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.4Nov 22, 2021Northrop Grumman Australia Teams With Inmarsat To Develop Australia’s Future MILSATCOM Capabilities

The Nova framework is intended to support delivery of LPS’s 2025 strategy by creating a more customer-focused, integrated, agile, and efficient organization.

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Yahsat and its subsidiaries are investing further in the Thuraya 4-NGS system to create a diverse and agile platform for ongoing innovation across a suite of mobile satellite services products and applications.

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EOS-3 was designed as an agile Earth observation satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit approximately 36,0 m from Earth’s equator.

CapabilityValue 3.6Aug 11, 2021ISRO’s EOS-03 Satellite Launch On GSLV-F10 Rocket Fails 350 Seconds After Launch Due To Performance Anomaly

China’s 2014 decision to open the launch and small-satellite sectors to private capital followed developments in the United States and the emergence of more agile commercial space companies.

LegalGeneralValue 2.6Aug 2, 2021Chinese space firm launches and lands small test rocket

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing a nuclear-thermal propulsion system in a program known as Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO).

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 30, 2021Space Force eyes solar-powered vehicles for operations near the moon

Positioning an agile earth observation satellite like GISAT-1 in geostationary orbit offers key operational advantages.

CapabilityValue 2.0Jul 13, 2021ISRO to launch GISAT-1 on August 12