Spacetrack Directory Name | MOMENTUS-X1 |
Alternative name | 2019-038Y |
Follow MOMENTUS-X1 | MOMENTUS-X1 Tracker |
Pass predictions MOMENTUS-X1 | Pass predictions MOMENTUS-X1 |
Orbit launches | 2019-07-05 g.02:00 (5 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 1945 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | VOSTO (Vostochny Cosmodrome) |
WWW | Here |
Perigee | 513 km/h |
Apogee | 545 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 97.72° |
Laps per day | 15 |
Height MOMENTUS-X1 | 499.91 km |
Flying high performance X-Band (10 GHz) microwave electrothermal thruster with enough water propellant. First 16U CubeSat.
MX-1 will flight demonstrate the Vigor microwave electrothermal thruster (MET) that will be the main engine on our Vigoride in-space rocket. MX-1 eliminates the primary technical risk associated with our Vigoride in-space ride service. This delivery was a critical step in preparation for launch which will be on a Soyuz rocket in March of 2019. We developed MX-1 rapidly but methodically, with each component tested at the unit, system, and assembly level to assure success but with no time lost.
In the table below we show the frequencies MOMENTUS-X1.
Downlink | Mode |
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400.500 MHz | FM |