# Charlie

> American CubeSat

**Wikidata**: [Q108146774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108146774)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/charlie-q108146774

## Summary
Charlie (also known as All-Charlie) is an American CubeSat-class technology demonstration spacecraft designed and manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics and operated by AAC SpaceQuest. It launched on 24 January 2021 at 15:00 UTC aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 (booster B1058) from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 and is cataloged as COSPAR 2021-006AD and SCN 47440.

## Key Facts
- Charlie is a CubeSat, a miniaturized satellite form factor built from 10 cm-sided cubic modules.  
- Charlie is classified as a technology demonstration spacecraft, intended to demonstrate experimental technologies.  
- Alternate name / alias: All-Charlie.  
- Designed by: Kongsberg NanoAvionics.  
- Manufacturer: Kongsberg NanoAvionics.  
- Operator: AAC SpaceQuest.  
- Countries associated: Lithuania and the United States.  
- Launch date and time: 2021-01-24 at 15:00 (UTC).  
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40.  
- Launch vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5 (booster B1058).  
- Identifiers: COSPAR ID 2021-006AD; satellite catalog number (SCN) 47440.  
- Wikidata description: American CubeSat.  
- Wikipedia language presence noted: Latvian (lv); sitelink count: 1.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Charlie?
A: Charlie is a CubeSat-class technology demonstration spacecraft (also called All-Charlie) built and manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics and operated by AAC SpaceQuest.

### Q: When and how was Charlie launched?
A: Charlie launched on 24 January 2021 at 15:00 UTC from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket using booster B1058.

### Q: Who designed and operates Charlie?
A: Charlie was designed and manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics and is operated by AAC SpaceQuest.

### Q: What are Charlie’s official identifiers?
A: Charlie’s COSPAR ID is 2021-006AD and its satellite catalog number (SCN) is 47440.

### Q: Which countries are associated with Charlie?
A: Charlie is associated with Lithuania and the United States.

## Why It Matters
Charlie represents a typical use of the CubeSat form factor to advance space technologies through dedicated technology demonstration missions. As a small, standardized satellite platform, CubeSats lower barriers for testing new hardware, software, and mission concepts in orbit. Charlie’s design and manufacture by Kongsberg NanoAvionics and operation by AAC SpaceQuest illustrate collaboration between specialized small-satellite companies and operators. Its launch on a Falcon 9 Block 5 vehicle from Cape Canaveral demonstrates how modern commercial launchers enable rapid deployment of small spacecraft. For organizations in Lithuania, the United States, and beyond, satellites like Charlie provide a practical, lower-cost path to validate experimental technologies in space, gather operational experience, and accelerate development cycles for next-generation space systems.

## Notable For
- Being a CubeSat-class technology demonstration spacecraft designed and manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics.  
- Launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 booster B1058 from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 24 January 2021.  
- Operated by AAC SpaceQuest and associated with both Lithuania and the United States.  
- Official identifiers: COSPAR 2021-006AD and satellite catalog number 47440.  
- Also referenced under the alias "All-Charlie."

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Charlie (alias: All-Charlie).  
- Classifications: CubeSat; technology demonstration spacecraft.  
- Purpose: Technology demonstration (used to demonstrate experimental technologies).

### Design and Manufacturer
- Designed by Kongsberg NanoAvionics.  
- Manufactured by Kongsberg NanoAvionics.  
- CubeSat form factor: miniaturized satellite composed of 10 cm-sided cubic modules (CubeSat class definition).

### Mission and Classification
- Mission type: Technology demonstration (demonstrates experimental technologies).  
- Operator: AAC SpaceQuest.  
- National associations: Lithuania and the United States.

### Launch Details
- Launch date: 2021-01-24.  
- Launch time: 15:00 (UTC).  
- Launch site / start point: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40.  
- Launch vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5.  
- Specific booster used: B1058.  
- Significant event recorded: Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 on 2021-01-24.

### Identifiers and Cataloging
- COSPAR ID: 2021-006AD.  
- Satellite catalog number (SCN): 47440.  
- Wikidata short description: American CubeSat.  
- Wikipedia presence: language code lv (Latvian); sitelink count: 1.

### Operator and Ownership
- Operated by AAC SpaceQuest.  
- Associated countries: Lithuania and United States.

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## References

1. [Source](https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/aii-bravo.htm)
2. Jonathan's Space Report