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Centauri 3, 4
Centauri 3 [Fleet Space]
Centauri 3 is a pathfinder satellites for Fleet Space Technologies' planned 140 satellite network for global satellite connectivity to the Internet of things (IoT) designed for use in the energy, utilities, and resource industries.
The Centauri satellites are built to the 6U CubeSat form factor. They weigh less than 10 kg and are the size of a shoe box, has 119 times the data capacity compared to its Centauri 1 & 2 predecessors and is integrated with the satellite bus/avionics in an ongoing collaboration with US nanosatellites systems designer Tyvak.
The first of these next generation satellites will fly on a Rocket Lab Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5).
| Nation: | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication M2M/IoT |
| Operator: | Fleet Space Technologies |
| Contractors: | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | < 10 kg |
| Orbit: | 542 km × 558 km, 45.00° (#3); 521 km × 536 km, 97.51° (#4) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centauri 3 (Tyvak 0210) | 2021-023B | 22.03.2021 | OnS LC-1A | Electron Photon-LEO | with BlackSky 7, Myriota 7, RAAF-M2 A, RAAF-M2 B, Gunsmoke-J 3, Veery Hatchling, Pathstone | |
| Centauri 4 (Tyvak 0211) | 2021-059V | 30.06.2021 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, ÑuSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, Capella 5, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS Pathfinder, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEE NZ-7, ..., NZ-10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Shasta, ARTHUR 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, Tiger 2, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, Neptuno, W-Cube, Ghalib, QMR-KWT |
References:
- Startup Daily: Australian space company Fleet is launching its 5th nanosatellite next month, 10 February 2021
Further Fleet Space missions:
