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Pathfinder-1

Artificial satellite launched in 2016. Pathfinder-1 was launched on September 26, 2016 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-059ENORAD 41787United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Pathfinder 1
Common name
Pathfinder-1
Payload designation
BlackSky Pathfinder 1
International designator
2016-059E
NORAD catalog number
41787
GCAT identifier
S41787
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/802

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
BlackSky
Owner
BlackSky Global
Country
United States
Builder
Spaceflight Industries Inc.
Platform (bus)
BSky

Launch

Date
September 26, 2016 · 03:42 UTC
Launch record
2016-059Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
661 km
Apogee
702 km
Inclination
98.21°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2017
End of operations
March 2018

Size

Mass
44 kg
Dry mass
44 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q27074108 (CC0).