Spacetrack Directory Name | ISARA |
Orbit launches | 2017-11-12 |
Deorbitation date | 2022-02-23 |
Days in orbit | 1564 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
WWW | Here |
Perigee | 412 km |
Apogee | 414 km |
Height ISARA | 374.84 km |
Demonstrate a high bandwidth Ka-band CubeSat communications capability that is ready for immediate infusion into commercial, government and military systems. For a modest increase in mass, volume and cost, this technology will increase downlink data rates from a baseline of 9.6 kbps for existing UHF systems to over 100 Mbps - a 105 fold increase in data capacity.. The key to this technical advance is a high gain antenna (HGA) that will be integrated into a commercially available 3U CubeSat solar array with minimal modification of the existing solar panel design. ISARA will fly a nominal 5 month SFV mission that demonstrates the 100 Mbps data rate and elevates the antenna technology from TRL 5 to TRL 7