Spacetrack Directory Name | DOVE 1 |
Orbit launches | 2013-04-21 |
Deorbitation date | 2013-04-27 |
Days in orbit | 6 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
Build a low-cost imaging satellite with non-space, COTS components. Demonstrate the ability to design, produce and operate satellites on short schedules and low cost. Show that a bus constrained to the 3U cubesat form factor can viably host a small camera payload.