Spacetrack Directory Name | HAWKSAT 1 |
Orbit launches | 2009-05-19 |
Deorbitation date | 2011-09-04 |
Days in orbit | 838 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
Its primary function is to act as a proof of concept vehicle for future satellites to be developed by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences. Also carries a customer payload developed by a major aerospace firm. This experiment contains an external payload board which exposes newly developed materials to the radiation and temperatures encountered in the space environment.