List of SSO-A payloads
The list of SSO-A payloads includes all 64 known satellites that were launched into orbit on December 3, 2018 on the Rideshare flight SSO-A operated by Spaceflight Industries and SpaceX . For these satellites it was confirmed after each launch that they were actually on board the rocket. The operator Spaceflight did not publish a payload list itself, but gave a matching number of 64 satellites.
Confirmed Payloads
For Cubesats, the format column shows the number of cube units, otherwise the mass of the satellite. The mass of Cubesats is typically 1–2 kg per unit. Not all technology testing satellites are specifically identified as such.
Surname | operator |
Format /
dimensions |
function | Cospar ID |
---|---|---|---|---|
AISTechSat-2 | AISTech | 6 U | Track tracking of ships and aircraft |
2018-099L |
Al-Faribi 2 | KazNU | 3 U | Technology testing | 2018-099AZ 1 |
Astrocast 0.1 | Astrocast | 3 U | Internet of things | 2018-099AS |
Audacy 0 | Audacy | 3 U | communication | ? |
Brio | SpaceQuest | 3 U | communication | 2018-099BH |
Capella-1 | Capella | 37 kg | Radar earth observation | 2018-099AK |
Centauri-1 | Fleet Space | 3 U | Internet of things | 2018-099BD |
CSIM-FD | CU boulder | 6 U | Solar observatory | 2018-099AM |
Eaglet 1 | OHB | 3 U | Earth observation | 2018-099AJ |
Elysium Star 2 | Elysium | 1 U | Space burial | 2018-099C 2 |
Enoch | Lacma | 3 U | Artwork | 2018-099V |
ESEO | ESA | 40 kg | research | 2018-099AL |
Eucropis | DLR | 230 kg | research | 2018-099BB |
Excite | Darpa | 155 kg | Technology testing | 2018-099BP |
ExseedSat-1 | AMSAT -India | 1 U | Amateur radio | ? |
Falconsat-6 | Air Force | 181 kg | Technology testing | 2018-099BK |
Flock-3s 1 Flock-3s 2 Flock-3s 3 |
Planet Labs | 3 U 3 U 3 U |
Earth observation |
2018-099M 2018-099BR 2018-099AG |
Fox-1Cliff | Amsat -NA | 1 U | Amateur radio | 2018-099N |
Global 2 | Spaceflight | 55 kg | Earth observation | 2018-099BG |
Hawk A Hawk B Hawk C |
Hawk Eye | 13 kg 13 kg 13 kg |
Traffic monitoring |
2018-099H 2018-099AN 2018-099AT |
Hiber 2 | Hiber | 6 U | communication | 2018-099S |
Iceye-X2 | Iceye | ≈ 80 kg | Radar Earth Observation | 2018-099AU |
Irvine 01 | IPSF | 6 U | Teaching satellite | 2018-099AH 1 |
Itasat 1 | ITA | 6 U | Earth observation, experiments | 2018-099AE 1 |
JY1Sat |
several universities |
1 U | Amateur radio | 2018-099AX |
K2Sat | KAFA | 3 U | Earth observation, communication | ? |
KazSciSat 1 | Ghalam | 3 U | research | 2018-099AF |
KazSTSat | Ghalam | <100 kg | Earth observation | 2018-099AB |
Cracksat | KMUTNB | 1 U | Amateur radio | ? |
Landmapper-BC 4 | Astro Digital | 6 U | Earth observation | 2018-099K |
MinXSS | CU boulder | 3 U | Solar observatory | 2018-099A |
Move II | Technical University of Munich | 1 U | Technology testing | 2018-099Y |
NextSat 1 | KAIST | ≈ 100 kg | research | 2018-099BF |
Orbital Reflector |
Nevada Museum of Art |
3 U | Artwork | ? |
Orbweaver 1 Orbweaver 2 |
Darpa, Tethers Unltd. |
? | Technology testing |
2018-099AP 2018-099AD |
Polar Scout 1 Polar Scout 2 |
USCG , DHS | 6 U 6 U |
Ship tracking (also ORS-7 ) |
2018-099G 2018-099BC |
PW-Sat 2 | Technical University of Warsaw | 2 U | Technology testing | 2018-099BJ |
RAAF M1 | RAAF | 3 U | Testing ADS-B u. A. | ? |
Range A Range B |
Georgia Tech | 1.5 U 1.5 U |
Technology testing |
2018-099R ? |
SeaHawk-1 | UNC | 3 U | Earth observation | 2018-099BQ |
Sirion Pathfinder 2 |
Astro Digital Helios Wire
|
16 U | Internet of Things, technology testing |
2018-099B |
SkySat 14 (C12) SkySat 15 (C13) |
Planet Labs |
≈ 100 kg |
≈ 100 kg Earth observation |
2018-099AR 2018-099AW |
Snuglite | SNU | 2 U | Amateur radio | 2018-099AC |
Snusat-2 | SNU | 3 U | Earth observation | 2018-099AA |
Spacebee -5 Spacebee-6 Spacebee-7 |
Swarm Tech |
0.25 U 0.25 U |
0.25 U Technology testing |
2018-099BM 2018-099BN 2018-099BL |
Spawar-Cal O Spawar-Cal OR Spawar-Cal R |
U.S. Navy |
presumably 1 U 1 U 1 U |
reflectors for calibration purposes |
presumably
2018-099J 2018-099W 2018-099U |
STPSat-5 | SMC | ? | research | 2018-099E |
Suomi 100 | Aalto University | 1 U | Earth observation | 2018-099AY |
Thea | SpaceQuest | 3 U | Technology testing | 2018-099AQ |
Vesta-1 | SSTL | 3 U | Technology testing | 2018-099Z |
Visioncube 1 | CHEW | 2 U | research | ? |
WeissSat-1 | Weiss School | 1 U | Technology testing | ? |
Further Cospar IDs
The following twelve objects were detected by the US Air Force's Space Surveillance System and are listed in the Space Track catalog, but could not yet be assigned to any of the known payloads: 2018-099D , P , Q , T , X , AH , AE , AV , AZ , BA , BE and BS . This set does not have to be complete, as some satellites were connected when they were launched and should only later separate into several objects.
Possible additional payloads
According to various sources, it was planned that the 22 kg heavy reconnaissance satellite See Me or SeeMe would also be transported as a sub-payload of the Darpa satellite Exceed . This should later be ejected by Exceed.
The source eoPortal also names the Rose 1 satellite . According to media reports, however, this was not on board.
The source Gunter's Space Page mentions the BlackHawk satellite from Viasat as a possible additional payload (“possibly launched”) .
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- Space Track Catalog
- SSO-A - detailed mission description in ESA's eoPortal , with list of satellites
- Orbital Launches of 2018 / 2018-099 on Gunter's Space Page, list of satellites and detailed information
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Asia-Pacific satellites on SpaceX's SSO-A mission. In: Spacetech Asia. December 4, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Srinivas Laxman and Surendra Singh: Mumbai startup first Indian private firm to have satellite. December 5, 2018, accessed December 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Gunter's Space Page, Jonathan McDowell
- ↑ Gardens middle school students' satellite launched into space. In: The Palm Beach Post. December 20, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Stephen Clark: Spaceflight's 64-satellite rideshare mission set to last five hours. In: Spaceflight Now. December 3, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 .