Alchemy

retired

Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2020-085ABLaunched 11/20/2020

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Return To Sender
Launch Vehicle: Electron
Launch Date: 11/20/2020
Last Contact: 7/19/2021

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 500 km
Inclination: 97.35 deg
Dry Mass: 12 kg
Total Mass: 12 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: TriSept Corporation
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2020-085AB
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/967

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Mentions

2

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Alchemy and its twin satellite Augury were launched in November 2020 as part of the Dragracer mission by Millennium Space Systems, TriSept Corp., Tethers Unlimited, and Rocket Lab.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 12, 2021Electrodynamic tethers speed up satellite reentry timelines

Alchemy is equipped with a 70-meter aluminized Kapton Terminator Tape manufactured by Tethers Unlimited Inc.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 10, 2020Dragracer to demonstrate the value of tethers for satellite deorbit