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Celestis 01, 03, 04, 05 (CPAC)
Celestis 05 [Celestis]
Celestis is the first company to offer space burials. The Celestis payloads are small containers (CPAC, Celestis Payload Attached Container), which are bolted to the last stage (Orion-38) of Pegasus-XL, Taurus-2110 or Taurus-2210 launch vehicles.
The containers contain small aluminum capsule about the size of a lipstick, containing symbolic 7 g of cremated remains. Several flights have been made. Among the first persons, whos ashes were send into space were the late "Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry, 60ies icon Timothy Leary and space colony advocate Gerald O'Neill.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Space burial |
| Operator: | Celestis |
| Contractors: | Celestis |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | Cylindrical containers bolted to Orion-38 motor |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 551 km × 578 km, 151° (#1); 782 km × 874 km, 108° (#2); 678 km × 719 km, 98.3° (#3) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestis 01 (CPAC 01, Founders Flight) | 1997-018B | 21.04.1997 | Ga, L-1011 | Pegasus-XL | with Minisat 01 | |
| Celestis 03 (CPAC 03, Ad Astra Flight) | 1998-007D | 10.02.1998 | Va 576E | Taurus-2210 | with GFO, Orbcomm FM3, FM4 | |
| Celestis 04 (CPAC 04, Millennial Flight) | 1999-070C | 21.12.1999 | Va 576E | Taurus-2110 | with KOMPSAT 1, ACRIMSat | |
| Celestis 05 (CPAC 05, Odyssey Flight) & SBD | 2001-F01 | 21.09.2001 | Va 576E | F | Taurus-2110 | with OrbView 4, QuikTOMS, SBD |
Further Celestis missions:
