Centauri 1, 2 (original) (raw)
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Centauri 2 [Fleet Space]
Centauri 1 and 2 are pathfinder satellites for Fleet Space Technologies' planned network for global satellite connectivity to the Internet-of-Things (IoT).
The Centauri satellites are built to the 3U CubeSat form factor.
Two initial satellites were launched in 2018 as secondary payloads. Centauri 2 was launched on an Indian PSLV rocket, while Centauri 1 flew on a SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5).
The next generation satellites, beginning with Centauri 3, are larger 6U CubeSats.
| Nation: | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication M2M/IoT |
| Operator: | Fleet Space Technologies |
| Contractors: | Fleet Space Technologies; Pumpkin (bus) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 573 km × 591 km, 97.77� (#1); 476 km × 499 km, 97.47� (#2) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centauri 1 | 2018-099BD | 03.12.2018 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with SkySat 14, 15, Eu:CROPIS, STPSat 5, FalconSat 6, NEXTSat 1, KazSTSAT, eXCITe, SeeMe, ICEYE X2, BlackSky Global 2, ESEO, Hawk A, B, C, Capella 1, AISTECHSAT 2, CSIM-FD, Hiber 2, ITASAT 1, Landmapper-BC 4, ORS 7A, 7B, Al-Farabi 2, Astrocast 0.1, Audacy 0, BRIO, Eaglet 1, Enoch, Flock-3s 1, 2, 3, K2SAT, KazSciSat 1, MinXSS 2, Orbital Reflector, RAAF M1, SeaHawk 1, SNUSAT 2, THEA, VESTA, PW-Sat 2, SNUGLITE, VisionCube, RANGE A, B, Elysium-Star 2, ExseedSat 1, Fox 1C, Irvine 02, JY1-Sat, KNACKSAT, MOVE 2, SpaceBEE 5, 6, 7, Suomi-100, WeissSat 1, Sirion Pathfinder 2, OrbWeaver 1, 2, SPAWAR-CAL O, OR, R |
| Centauri 2 | 2018-096D | 29.11.2018 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with HySIS, BlackSky Global 1, Flock-3r 1, ..., 16, Lemur-2 84, ..., 87, CICERO 8, Hiber 1, HSAT 1, CASE, FACSAT 1, InnoSat 2, Reaktor Hello World, 3Cat 1 |