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Palisade
Palisade (attached to Kick Stage) [Rocket Lab]
Palisade is a 16U CubeSat built by Astro Digital as a technology demonstration satellite.
It is a 16U CubeSat bus with on-board propulsion system, a next generation Astro Digital developed communications system, and software developed by Advanced Solutions Inc. including an advanced version of ASI’s MAX Flight Software
It was launched in October 2019 on a Electron KS rocket.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type, Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Astro Digital |
| Contractors: | Astro Digital |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (16U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 40 kg ? |
| Orbit: | 1162 km × 1223 km, 87.82º |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade | 2019-069A | 17.10.2019 | OnS LC-1A | Electron KS |
References:
- Rocket Lab: Next Mission: As The Crow Flies, 4 October 2019
Further Astro Digital-Demo missions:
