Dorothy

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2020-079ALaunched 11/6/2020

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Nusat 9-18
Launch Vehicle: Long March 6
Launch Date: 11/6/2020
Last Contact: 9/22/2023

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 472 km
Inclination: 97.27 deg
Orbit Plane: 1
Dry Mass: 37 kg
Total Mass: 44 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: IMG
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Satellogic
Manufacturer: Satellogic

Constellation

Name: Satellogic Aleph
Active Satellites: 19
Planned Satellites: 300

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2020-079A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/998

Track

Mentions

3

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Dorothy Pritchard is Chairwoman of Melness Crofters Estate and Melness Crofters Estate remains fully committed to a Sutherland Spaceport.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.3Feb 20, 2026The UK Amends Launch Liability Rules as RFA Prepares for Inaugural Flight

General (RET) James McConville and Dorothy D. Hayes have been appointed as new independent directors of Redwire.

GovernanceValue 3.5Oct 13, 2025Planned Board Refreshment Announced by Redwire

The 10 satellites launched on 2020-11-06 were named Alice Ball, Caroline Herschel, Cora Ratto, Dorothy Vaughan, Emmy Noether, Hedy Lamarr, Katherine Johnson, Lise Meitner, Mary Jackson, and Vera Rubin.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 9, 2020Through dedicated launch of 10 satellites, Satellogic expands in-orbit capacity