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	presumably U.S. Navy	1 U 1 U 1 U	presumably reflectors for calibration purposes	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	?

¹ The assignment of this Cospar ID has been withdrawn, but can still be found on some websites.

²Together with the transport bracket ( lower free flyer ) in which the satellite is located.

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

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Asia-Pacific satellites on SpaceX's SSO-A mission. In: Spacetech Asia. December 4, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Srinivas Laxman and Surendra Singh: Mumbai startup first Indian private firm to have satellite. December 5, 2018, accessed December 22, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Gunter's Space Page, Jonathan McDowell
4. ↑ Gardens middle school students' satellite launched into space. In: The Palm Beach Post. December 20, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Stephen Clark: Spaceflight's 64-satellite rideshare mission set to last five hours. In: Spaceflight Now. December 3, 2018, accessed September 13, 2019 .