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ARCSAT [GomSpace]
The ARCSAT is a mission by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) to demonstrate military Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tactical communications via a polar Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.
FFI has selected GomSpace to develop and build a 6U CubeSat test satellite.
The primary mission objective is to demonstrate the military use and relevance of an arctic satellite relay for tactical communication. The mission objectives include:
- Demonstrating a complementary UHF SATCOM service in the North Sea and the Arctic.
- Demonstrating in-orbit functionality, including real time communications relay and store-and-forward communications services.
- Interoperability by supporting commercially available terminals.
This satellite was to be launched in October 2021, but was eventually delayed to April 2022..
| Nation: | Norway |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, communications |
| Operator: | Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) |
| Contractors: | GomSpace |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 10 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCSAT | 2022-033E | 01.04.2022 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with with EnMAP, �uSat 23, ..., 27, GNOMES 3, Hawk 4A, 4B, 4C, Lynk 05, ION-SCV 005, KSF 2A, ..., 2D, PlantSat, SUCHAI 2, SUCHAI 3, MP42, ARCSAT, Spark 1, Pixxel-TD 2, BRO 7, AlfaCrux, BDSAT, SpaceBEE 128, ..., 139 |
Launch Sites:
- CC = Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
