Bell

retired

Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2013-016ALaunched 4/21/2013

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Cygnus Mass Sim
Launch Vehicle: Antares 110
Launch Date: 4/21/2013
Last Contact: 4/27/2013

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 223 km
Inclination: 51.64 deg
Dry Mass: 1 kg
Total Mass: 1 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Technology Demonstration
Payload Category: TECH
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Ames Research Center
Manufacturer: NASA Ames Research Center

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2013-016A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/725

Track

Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Robert Bell is the executive director of the WTA.

GovernanceValue 3.0Apr 15, 2021WTA’s New Research Report: Coming Out Of COVID-19

The vacuum chamber casting bell was relocated to Camden from Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Sacramento facility, where it was used to produce large rocket boosters for the Atlas 5.

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Relationships

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Mar 12, 2020

Aerojet Rocketdyne to open new facility to develop solid rocket motors

Aerojet Rocketdyne installed a steel casting bell at its new facility in Camden, Arkansas to develop and produce large solid rocket motors.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Mar 12, 2020Aerojet Rocketdyne to open new facility to develop solid rocket motors

PredaSAR was founded in 2019 by Marc Bell, who is chairman and co-founder of Terran Orbital.

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