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Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

successElectron | Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea's KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.

Overview

Date / time
April 23, 2024 at 10:32 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Mission
Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Electron →
Launch provider
Rocket Lab →

Payloads deployed · 2

ACS3
LEO
NEONSAT-1
LEO