Trailblazer

Trailblazer [SpaceDev]

The Trailblazer spacecraft used a satellite bus originally developed under a Missile Defense Agency contract. Trailblazer demonstrated a flexible, modular commercial bus design using off the shelf components.

Trailblazer was one of the three candidate payloads for the quick reaction "Jumpstart" launch in 2008 on a Falcon-1 launch vehicle. Trailbazer was selected only a few weeks before launch.

The satellite failed to reach orbit due to a launch vehicle first stage malfunction.