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This One's For Pickering
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Sunday, December 16, 2018 06:33 AM UTC
Source: YouTube
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Name Origin
This mission honors William Pickering, a pioneering New Zealand-born scientist who led NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was instrumental in early U.S. space exploration.
"This One's For Pickering"
Mission Overview
NASA Venture Class Launch Services mission deploying 13 CubeSats to a 500 km circular orbit at 85° inclination. Payloads included ALBus, CeREs, CHOMPTT, Da Vinci, Shields-1, STF-1 and other educational CubeSats from various US universities.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1A
Unknown
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Payload Mass
78 kg
≈ 31
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