HALO-Net Free Flyer is a technology demonstration 3U CubeSat developed for the US Navy.
The primary experiment on HALO-Net Free Flyer is a retroreflector array. The retroreflectors will be tested for survivability and the amount of light reflected from the small satellite to a telescope on earth. If successful, HALO-Net Free Flyer will generate data to validate optical propagation models and influence the design of future optical communication payloads for the Navy. A GPS receiver and advanced nano-satellite communications suite will permit transmission of positional information as well as a simple receive capability. An earlier HALO-Ne payload flew as an attached payload on STPSat 5.
The satellite will carry two Iridium model 9603 short burst data modems, to be used aboard the HALO-Net Free Flyer, to transmit to space stations in Iridium constellation.
The satellite is to be put into orbit on a shared LauncherOne launch.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | US Navy |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| HALO-Net Free Flyer | 2021-058G | 30.06.2021 | Mo RW12/30 | LauncherOne | with Gunsmoke-J 4, CNCE 1, CNCE 3, Brik-2, STORK 4, STORK 5 |
