Spacetrack Directory Name | MINOTAUR DEB |
Orbit launches | 2017-08-26 |
Deorbitation date | 2017-09-16 |
Days in orbit | 21 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
Improving from lessons learned on Block 1. Replacing single coil with 3 torque rods, increasing momentum wheel storage, adding star field sensor, adding GPS receiver. Possibility to add 1.5U payload at the end of the satellite.