MightySat-2.1

MightySat-2.1
Mission typeTechnology
OperatorAFRL
COSPAR ID2000-042A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26414Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration2 years, 4 months
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerSpectrum Astro
Launch mass130 kilograms (290 lb)
Power330 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 19, 2000 (2000-07-19)
RocketMinotaur I
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-8
ContractorOrbital Sciences
End of mission
Decay date12 November 2002 (2002-11-13)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0.00266
Perigee altitude548.0 kilometers (340.5 mi)
Apogee altitude585.0 kilometers (363.5 mi)
Inclination97.8 degrees
Period96.0 minutes
Epoch19 September 2000, 16:09:00 UTC[1]
Instruments
Fourier Transform Hyperspectral Imager

MightySat-2.1,[2] also known as P99-1 or Sindri was a small spacecraft developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory[3] to test advanced technologies in imaging, communications, and spacecraft bus components in space.

  1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Mightysat-2 (P99-1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "MightySat II.1 Datasheet" (PDF). General Dynamics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-08-01.