SAPPHIRE [Stanford Univ.]
SAPPHIRE (Stanford Audio Phonic Photographic Infra Red Experiment), a.k.a SQUIRT 1 (Satellite Quick Research Testbed) or NO (Navy-OSCAR) was a student built technology satellite of Stanford's Space Systems Development Laboratory.
Its payloads include new infrared horizon detectors, a digital camera, a voice synthesizer, and a couple of telemetry and autonomy experiments.
The Sapphire project was started in early April of 1994, was flight-readied in July 1998, and flew as part of the Kodiak Star mission in September 2001.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Research |
Operator: | Stanford University |
Contractors: | Stanford University |
Equipment: | experimental infrared horizon sensors, voice synthesizer, digital camera |
Configuration: | hexagonal prism |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 16 kg |
Orbit: | 790 km × 800 km × 67° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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SAPPHIRE (SQUIRT 1, Navy-OSCAR 45, NO 45) | 2001-043D | 30.09.2001 | Kd LP-1 | Athena-1 | with Starshine 3, PICOSat, PCSat 1 |