Name

Guardian - Alpha

Satellite ID

DSGV-8067-8332-8825-6416

Temporary NORAD ID

99223

Followed NORAD ID

None

Website

https://orbastro.com/

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Launch Date

2023-01-03T14:56:00+00:00

It is a 3U satellite entirely developed by OrbAstro. Included: - Ultrascale+ based OBC - Novel long-life EPS, 36Wh - Full ADCS with dual star-trackers and GPS - SDR S-band transceiver - Electric Propulsion - 3rd-party hosted payloads - Solar panels - Ultra-light aluminium-carbon chassis

COTS redundant UHF transceiver and solar panel are included to de-risk. Total satellite mass is 1.66kg (not including 3rd-party hosted payloads & COTS redundant systems).

When the build-trigger was pulled, nuts/bolts to flight-qualified satellite shipped out the door: 5 days. There were some teething issues. Our aim for the Dec mission is 3 days. We are building batch-production capabilities with a lot of automation involved. More on that in a later post.

There are some very interesting payloads we’re not yet ready to reveal that will be flying on both missions. Watch this space!