The PTD 5 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 5) is a 6U CubeSat technology demonstration mission.
Each PTD mission consists of a 6-unit (6U) CubeSat weighing approximately 12 kilograms and measuring 30 cm × 25 cm × 10 cm. Each PTD spacecraft will also be equipped with deployable solar arrays that provide an average of 44 watts of power while in orbit.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NASA Ames Research Center |
| Contractors: | NASA Ames Research Center; Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.(bus) |
| Equipment: | TBIRDS Laser communications terminal |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
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| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | 12 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| PTD 5 | - | 2024 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with W-Series 2 (Winnebago 2), YAC 1-1, Capella TBD6, QPS-SAR 8, AWS, EagleEye, Umbra-SAR 09, 10, YAM 7, MuSat 3, GNOMES 5, LUR 1, PExT, ThinkOrbital F2, ION-SCV 012, Impulse 2, Hubble 3, Dione, Kanyini, PTD 4, PTD 5, Kaladin, CroCube |
Further PTD missions:
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