Spacetrack Directory Name | PERSEUS 002 |
Orbit launches | 2010-12-08 |
Deorbitation date | 2010-12-30 |
Days in orbit | 22 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
Demonstrating the ability to build and launch a useful satellite quickly and at low cost, gaining CubeSat build and orbital experience, and validating the LANL design methodology. The satellites were designed and built in less than six months entirely at LANL at very low cost.