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Tyvak-0130

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Launched 5/15/2021
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
11 kg
Total Mass
11 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Terran Orbital

Manufacturer

Terran Orbital
Launch Mission

Starlink-29 (N28)

5/15/2021

Entity Mentions
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A February 2020 FCC ground station application listed the antenna as intended to communicate with both Tyvak-0130 and Tyvak-0129.

Mentioned as: Tyvak-0130SourceMay 15, 2021

Tyvak-0130 launched to orbit on 2021-05-15 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as a rideshare payload.

Mentioned as: Tyvak-0130SourceMay 17, 2021

The other rideshare payload on the 2021-05-15 flight was Tyvak-0130, a satellite built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.

Mentioned as: Tyvak-0130SourceMay 15, 2021

Tyvak-0130 carries an advanced optical telescope system called GEOStare2 developed in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Mentioned as: Tyvak-0130SourceJun 21, 2021

Tyvak-0130 was launched as a rideshare on SpaceX Starlink L-26 on 2021-05-15 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Mentioned as: Tyvak-0130SourceJun 21, 2021