CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- BRICSat-P
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Full Name
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Ballistic Reinforced Communication Satellite - Prototype
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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UNSA
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Launch Date
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20 May 2015
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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31 Dec 2018
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Highly elliptical
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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N/A
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Orbit Inclination
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55 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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525 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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BRICSat-P (Ballistic Reinforced Communication Satellite-Prototype) is a demonstrative CubeSat mission launched in May 2015. The satellite was a collaborative mission of the United States Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD, and the George Washington University (GWU). The mission has the objective of demonstrating on-orbit operation of an electric propulsion system.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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