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Centauri 5

retired
CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2022-057LLaunched 5/25/2022
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-5
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
5/25/2022
Last Contact
9/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
530 km
Inclination
97.51 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Fleet Space Technologies
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Constellation
Name
Fleet Space Centauri
Active Satellites
5
Registry
COSPAR ID
2022-057L
Track
Mentions
27
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Fleet Space Technologies operates the Centauri satellite constellation that includes Centauri-3, Centauri-4, Centauri-5, and Centauri-6.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite into Orbit
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Centauri-5 was launched in May 2022.

PlanValue 2.5Apr 17, 2024Tyvak International Announces the Successful Deployment of Centauri-6 Satellite 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-5 provides direct communication links to Fleet Space Technologies’ ground station.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 22, 2022Terran Orbital commissions the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload

Terran Orbital Corporation commissioned the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload to provide Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to ground terminals.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 22, 2022Terran Orbital commissions the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload

CENTAURI-5 includes an extended S-band range that allows uplink at standard ground station frequencies.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 22, 2022Terran Orbital commissions the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload

Fleet Space Technologies enlisted Tyvak International SRL to design, build, and integrate the CENTAURI-5 smallsat.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 22, 2022Terran Orbital commissions the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload

CENTAURI-5 uses digital beamforming to provide extra gain and increase the data rate.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 22, 2022Terran Orbital commissions the Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 payload

Tyvak International SRL, Terran Orbital’s wholly-owned international subsidiary, designed, built, and integrated the CENTAURI-5 6U microsatellite.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Jul 21, 2022Terran Orbital Commissions Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Payload

The CENTAURI-5 payload includes an extended S-Band range that allows uplink at standard ground station frequencies.

CapabilityValue 4.2Jul 21, 2022Terran Orbital Commissions Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Payload

The CENTAURI-5 payload provides Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to ground terminals.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 21, 2022Terran Orbital Commissions Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Payload

Terran Orbital Corporation concluded bus commissioning for the CENTAURI-5 satellite with nominal health and status checkouts.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 12, 2022Terran Orbital completes Fleet Space’s CENTAURI-5 bus commissioning

Tyvak International SRL is Terran Orbital’s wholly owned international subsidiary that designed and built the CENTAURI-5 LEO satellite for Fleet Space Technologies.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Jun 12, 2022Terran Orbital completes Fleet Space’s CENTAURI-5 bus commissioning

CENTaURI-5 was a Transporter-5 satellite and achieved bus commissioning shortly after launch.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 12, 2022Terran Orbital completes Fleet Space’s CENTAURI-5 bus commissioning

CENTaURI-5 adds capacity, reduces signal delay, and provides additional network redundancy for the Centauri constellation.

CapabilityGrowthValue 3.5Jun 12, 2022Terran Orbital completes Fleet Space’s CENTAURI-5 bus commissioning

CENTAURI-5 increases data capacity, reduces signal delay, and provides additional network redundancy for the Centauri constellation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 9, 2022Terran Orbital Concludes Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Bus Commissioning

CENTAURI-5 is a 3D-printed metal patch antenna satellite destined for an expected altitude of 531 km to orbit in the existing Centauri constellation operated by Fleet Space Technologies and Terran Orbital.

CapabilityPlanRelationshipsValue 4.3Jun 9, 2022Terran Orbital Concludes Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Bus Commissioning

CENTAURI-5's payload includes upgrades over CENTAURI-4 that mitigate radiation effects in LEO, provide direct communication links to ground stations, and extend S-band range to allow uplink at standard ground station frequencies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jun 9, 2022Terran Orbital Concludes Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Bus Commissioning

Tyvak International SRL, a wholly-owned international subsidiary of Terran Orbital, designed and built the CENTAURI-5 Low Earth Orbit satellite for Fleet Space Technologies.

RelationshipsGeneralCapabilityValue 4.6Jun 9, 2022Terran Orbital Concludes Fleet Space CENTAURI-5 Bus Commissioning

Tyvak International, a Terran Orbital Corporation company, designed and developed the CENTAURI-5 spacecraft.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 25, 2022Terran Orbital Integrates Fleet Space, GeoOptics, And NASA Satellites Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Prior to Transporter-5 Launch