.jpg) Artist rendering of the Air Force Research Laboratory Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft on-orbit with its 80-meter and 16-meter antenna booms extended. | |
| Names | Demonstration and Science Experiments Deployable Structures Experiment |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-036F |
| SATCAT no. | 44344 |
| Website | https://www.afrl.af.mil/ |
| Mission duration | 1 year (planned) 1 year, 11 months and 6 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | ESPA ring + 2 SN-200 |
| Manufacturer | Sierra Nevada Corporation (formerly MicroSat Systems) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 June 2019, 06:30:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon Heavy (No. 003) |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Passivated |
| Deactivated | 31 May 2021 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 5,988 km (3,721 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 12,051 km (7,488 mi) |
| Inclination | 42.3° |
| Period | 316.9 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Wave Particle Interaction Experiment (WPIx) Space Weather Experiment (SPx) Space Environmental Effects Experiment (SFx) Adaptive Controls Experiment (ACE) | |
Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) was a small spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to perform experiments to study the radiation environment in medium Earth orbit.[2][3]
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