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Elysium-Star 2
LFF [Spaceflight Inc.]
Elysium-Star [Elysium Space]
The Elysium-Star 1U CubeSats are a space burial service offered by Elysium Space.
The passive Cubesat holds trays with multiple individual capsules containing samples of cremated ashes. The satellite does not contain any systems.
Elysium-Star 2 flew also the CUBIT (CubeSat Identification Tag) developed by SRI International, a small add-on to cubesats that transmits a signal identifying that satellite. The system, weighing only about 20 grams, is designed to operate independently from the rest of the cubesat, including its own battery.
The first payload, Elysium-Star 1, part of the Supernova-Beta satellite, was launched in November 2015 on the maiden launch of the Super-Strypi rocket and did not reach orbit.
The second one, Elysium-Star 2, was launched on Spaceflight Industry's SSO-A multi-satellite launch on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) rocket. It remained attached to the Lower Free Flyer (LFF) platform.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Space burial |
| Operator: | Elysium Space |
| Contractors: | Elysium Space |
| Equipment: | CUBIT |
| Configuration: | LFF containing CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 573 km × 590 km, 97.77° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elysium-Star 2 / LFF | 2018-099C | 03.12.2018 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SkySat 14, 15, Eu:CROPIS, STPSat 5, FalconSat 6, NEXTSat 1, KazSTSAT, eXCITe, SeeMe, ICEYE X2, BlackSky 2, ESEO, Hawk A, B, C, Capella 1, AISTECHSAT 2, CSIM-FD, Hiber 2, ITASAT 1, Landmapper-BC 4, ORS 7A, 7B, Al-Farabi 2, Astrocast 0.1, Audacy 0, BRIO, Centauri 1, Eaglet 1, Enoch, Flock-3s 1, 2, 3, K2SAT, KazSciSat 1, MinXSS 2, Orbital Reflector, RAAF M1, SeaHawk 1, SNUSAT 2, THEA, VESTA, PW-Sat 2, SNUGLITE, VisionCube, RANGE A, B, ExseedSat 1, Fox 1C, Irvine 02, JY1-Sat, KNACKSAT, MOVE 2, SpaceBEE 5, 6, 7, Suomi-100, WeissSat 1, Sirion Pathfinder 2, OrbWeaver 1, 2, SPAWAR-CAL O, OR, R |
References:
- Elysium Space: How it works
- Elysium-Lunar 1
- Elysium-Star 1
- Elysium-Star 2
