Carbonite 1

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2015-032DLaunched 7/10/2015

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: DMC3
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL
Launch Date: 7/10/2015

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 647 km
Inclination: 98.05 deg
Dry Mass: 91 kg
Total Mass: 91 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Earth Observation

Payload Category

IMG

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)
Manufacturer: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2015-032D
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/754

Track

Mentions

3

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Carbonite-1 launched in 2015 as an innovative development mission based on a commercially available optical telescope.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5May 11, 2023SSTL and Oxford Space Systems to Launch Wrapped Rib Antenna on CarbSAR In Orbit Demo Mission

Carbonite-1 launched in 2015 as an innovative development mission based on a commercially available optical telescope.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0May 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

Additional ostensibly British satellites in LEO that may be mostly nonfunctional include UoSAT 2 (OSCAR-11), UK-DMC-2, STRAND-1, DeorbitSail, and Carbonite-1.

GeneralValue 2.4Oct 26, 2021UK funds studies to remove two spacecraft from LEO