DROID.001 (56965)

COSPAR: 2023-084AK | Alt Name: DROID.001

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 12, 2023

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

56965

International Designator

2023-084AK

Decay Date

2/28/2026

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Cubesat MP42H bus United States satellites Payloads

Basic Satellite Info

Name

DROID.001

Alternative Name

DROID.001

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

TURION

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The satellite DROID.001, also known as 2023-084AK, is a Cubesat MP42H configured on an MP42 bus and owned by TURION. It was manufactured by NANAV for the purpose of space surveillance. Launched on June 12, 2023, from AFWTR SLC4E using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, DROID.001 has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.4 meters in diameter, and a span of 0.9 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 32 kilograms, which is the same as its launch mass. It is powered by solar cells and batteries and is equipped with a green monopropellant micro-thruster for propulsion. The shape of DROID.001 is described as a box with two panels extending from it.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.4

Span

0.9

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

DROID.001

Purpose

Space surveillance

Mission

Space surveillance

Manufacturer

NANAV

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat MP42H

Configuration

MP42 bus

Motor

Green monopropellant micro-thruster

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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