Pleiades Yearling is a 1U CubeSat, the third satellite launched by the Bronco Space student organization at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona.
Name of Satellite | Pléiades Yearling |
Purpose | Technology Development |
Contractor | Airbus Defense and Space |
Country of Contractor | France |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 1 |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Perigee (km) | 488 |
Date of Launch | 15.04.2023 |
Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
COSPAR Number | 2023-054AG |
NORAD Number | 56208 |
Pleiades Yearling Technology Development Satellite is constructed using the PROVES (Pleiades Rapid Orbital Verification Experimental System), which provides a 1U high CubeSat.