Spacetrack Directory Name | PALISADE |
Alternative name | 2019-069A |
Follow PALISADE | PALISADE Tracker |
Pass predictions PALISADE | Pass predictions PALISADE |
Orbit launches | 2019-10-17 (5 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 1856 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | RLLB (Rocket Lab Launch Base) |
Perigee | 1208 km |
Apogee | 1224 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 87.9° |
Laps per day | 13 |
Height PALISADE | 1228.08 km |
Built within only five months including a highly complex communications and in-orbit propulsion system payload. Technology demonstration satellite with on-board propulsion system, a next generation Astro Digital developed communications system, and software developed by Advanced Solutions Inc. including an advanced version of ASI?s MAX Flight Software.
The mission is named ?As The Crow Flies? in a nod to Astro Digital?s Corvus Platform, which provides flexible and cost-effective solutions across a wide range of applications and mission profiles on bus variants ranging from 6U and 16U CubeSats to ESPA Class. Corvus is also a widely-distributed genus of birds which includes crows.