JAWSAT (P98-1)
JAWSAT structure with PPT [NASA]
The JAWSAT (Joint Academy Weber Satellite) project was developed by students working alongside aerospace professionals. Initially it was designed with a pulsed-plasma thruster to train Air Force Academy cadets. It was to carry a PPT (Pulsed Plasma Thruster of LES-8/-9 heritage. JAWSAT was to be launched in 1997/98 on a modified Minuteman target launch vehicle (MSLS). During development, the mission changed by deleting the PPT experiment in favour of two other experiments and a new structure, which finally flew on 2000 as JAWSAT on a Minotaur-1 rocket.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Experimental |
| Operator: | Air Force Academy, Weber State University Satellite |
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| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 191 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| JAWSAT | cancelled | Va | MSLS |
