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DROID.001 (56965)
COSPAR: 2023-084AK | Alt Name: DROID.001
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
56965
International Designator
2023-084AK
Decay Date
2/28/2026
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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
32
Launch Mass
32
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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