YAM 3 [Loft Orbital]
YAM (Yet Another Mission) is a series of micro satellites owned by Loft Orbital, which host various payloads for different customers.
The satellite consists of a standardized bus provided by LeoStella and Loft Orbital's payload hub, which houses the customer's payloads and provides power, data, mechanical, and thermal interfaces to the payloads and on-board data processing.
YAM 3 will be launched in 2020. Following payloads are known so far:
Beginning with 2021, quarterly missions are planned.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | Loft Orbital |
Contractors: | Loft Orbital (payload hub); LeoStella (bus) |
Equipment: | see above |
Configuration: | LeoStella bus |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 83 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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YAM 3 | - | 2021 | CC | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with ? | |
YAM 5 | - | 202x | with ? |
Further ELO missions:
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