Pathfinder 1
| BlackSky Pathfinder 1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2016-059E |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 44 kg |
| Begin: | September 25, 2016 at 3:42 UTC |
| Starting place: | Satish Dhawan Space Center |
| Launcher: | PSLV |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 98.4 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.2 ° |
| Apogee height : | 710 km |
| Perigee height : | 668 km |
BlackSky Pathfinder 1 is an earth observation satellite from the American company BlackSky Global .
It was found on September 25, 2016 at 3:42 UTC with a PSLV launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Center rocket launch site (together with SCATSAT-1 371 kg, Alsat-1N 7 kg, Alsat-1B 103 kg, Alsat-2B 116 kg, SpaceMag-PV 10 kg, CanX-7 8 kg, PISat 5 kg) brought into a sun-synchronous orbit.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a camera from Harris Corporation that records images in three color bands of blue (400-510 nm), green (510-580 nm) and red (590-750 nm). From a height of 450 km, the camera should achieve a resolution of one meter with an image size of 4.4 × 6.6 km on the earth's surface, whereby the satellite can take pictures from 30 ° outside the nadir. It was built by Spaceflight Services and has a planned lifespan of three years. BlackSky Global is planning to launch 60 satellites that will allow images for a wide variety of purposes with high recording frequencies every 10 to 60 minutes.
Web links
- spaceflight.com Official website of the manufacturer
- blacksky.com Official website of the operator (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orbit data according to PATHFINDER 1. N2YO, October 9, 2016, accessed on October 9, 2016 (English).
- ↑ ISRO PSLV conducts SCATSAT-1 launch. nasaspaceflight.com, September 26, 2016, accessed September 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Spaceflight 101: BlackSky Pathfinder 1 - PSLV C35 , accessed October 3, 2016