FalconSAT-4 (FS 4) was to be a microsatellite developed in the Department of Astronautics that would have carry United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Physics Department scientific payloads into space.
FS-4 was designed to carry four cold gas thrusters with enough propellant to provide 150-350 m/s of ΔV. Using the thrusters, the satellite would have performed commanded orbital maneuvers, changing the COEs of the orbit and altering the satellite’s time over target (TOT) by 10-30 minutes.
FalconSAT 4 was cancelled early during development when it became clear that the ambitious mission could not be funded. It was replaced by the simpler and cheaper FalconSat 5.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Experimental |
| Operator: | U.S. Air Force Academy |
| Contractors: | U.S. Air Force Academy |
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| Propulsion: | 4 × cold gas thrusters |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| FalconSat 4 | - | cancelled | with ? |
