Q: What was the purpose of PSSC-1?

A: PSSC-1 served as a technology demonstration spacecraft designed to test experimental picosatellite systems, particularly focusing on solar cell performance and miniaturized components.

Q: How much did PSSC-1 weigh?

A: At launch, PSSC-1 had a mass of 7 kilograms, making it a lightweight small satellite suitable for testing next-generation space technologies.

Q: When was PSSC-1 launched and how long did it stay in orbit?

A: PSSC-1 was launched on November 15, 2008, and remained in orbit until its atmospheric reentry on February 17, 2010—approximately 15 months later.

PSSC-1

miniaturized satellite operated by the United States Air Force

Vehicle Technology Demonstration Spacecraft Q111496922

Facts

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Instance of: technology demonstration spacecraft, small satellite^[2]
Followed by: PSSC-2^[4]
Launch date: 2008-11-15
Country of origin: United States^[7]
Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
Manufacturer: The Aerospace Corporation^[5]
Mass: 7 kg^[14]
Operator: United States Air Force^[3]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array^[8]
Significant event: rocket launch (2008), atmospheric entry (2010)^[11]^[12]
Space launch vehicle: Space Shuttle^[6]
Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A^[13]
Time of object orbit decay: February 17, 2010^[10]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 15, 2008^[9]

🏷️ Also known as

en Picosatellite Solar Cell Testbed 1 en Picosat Solar Cell Testbed 1 en PSSC-1 en PSSCT-1 en PSSC-Testbed 1

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 2008-059B
NSSDCA ID: 2008-059B
SCN: 33445
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "33445"]

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🔗 Connections

Instance of 2

small satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft

Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Country of origin 1

United States

Followed by 1

PSSC-2

Followed by (predecessor) 1

PSSC-2

Manufacturer 1

The Aerospace Corporation

Operator 1

United States Air Force

spacecraft solar array

Space launch vehicle 1

Space Shuttle

Start point 1

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

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Summary

PSSC-1 is a technology demonstration spacecraft^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ PSSC-1 — instance of (P31): small satellite. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ PSSC-1 — operator (P137): United States Air Force. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ PSSC-1 — followed by (P156): PSSC-2. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ PSSC-1 — manufacturer (P176): The Aerospace Corporation. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ PSSC-1 — space launch vehicle (P375): Space Shuttle. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ PSSC-1 — country of origin (P495): United States. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ PSSC-1 — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ PSSC-1 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): November 15, 2008. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ PSSC-1 — time of object orbit decay (P621): February 17, 2010. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ PSSC-1 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ PSSC-1 — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ PSSC-1 — start point (P1427): Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ PSSC-1 — mass (P2067): 7 kg. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ PSSC-1 is an instance of technology demonstration spacecraft (Q95945728) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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