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MightySat-1

American technology demonstration satellite
Vehicle technology_demonstration_spacecraft Q6844091

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
technology demonstration spacecraft, small satellite, former entity[1][2]
Followed by
MightySat-2.1[6]
Country of origin
United States[9]
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation[7]
Mass
+68[18]
Operator
Phillips Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Test Program[3][4][5]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[10]
Significant event
rocket launch, deployment, atmospheric entry[14][15][16]
Space launch vehicle
Space Shuttle[8]
Spacecraft bus
Star Bus[13]
Start point
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[17]
Time of object orbit decay
November 21, 1999[12]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
December 4, 1998[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en MightySat 1 en MightySat-1 en P97-1
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Mightysat1.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID
1998-069C
Described at URL
sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov, www.vs.afrl.af.mil
Freebase ID
/m/04gv059
NSSDCA ID
1998-069C
SCN
25551
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Satellite", "25551"]

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
small satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, former entity
Significant event 2
atmospheric entry, rocket launch
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by 1
MightySat-2.1
Followed by (predecessor) 1
MightySat-2.1
Manufacturer 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Operator 1
Air Force Research Laboratory
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Space launch vehicle 1
Space Shuttle
Spacecraft bus 1
Star Bus
Start point 1
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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Related Entities

former entity MightySat-2.1 Orbital Sciences Corporation small satellite Space Shuttle Star Bus technology demonstration spacecraft United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . globalsecurity.org. globalsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . globalsecurity.org. globalsecurity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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