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Unicorn 2A, 2D, ..., 2S

Unicorn 2A [Alba Orbital]

The Unicorn 2A mission is a picosatellite developped by Alba Orbital to the 3P PocketQube form factor.

The mission of Unicorn-2a is primarily a tech demo of an Optical payload, with 16m GSD. It will have a ground to LEO radio in the UHF amateur bands at 437 Mhz and 2.4 Ghz (both uplink and downlink) to receive telemetry beacons because the mission is so short, less than 45 days.

Unicorn 2A was planned to be launched on the maiden flight of the small Vector-R launch vehicle in late 2019 from Kodiak, but did not take place due to Vector dropping out of business.

The Unicorn 2G and 2H were carried on board of the Orbiter SN1 orbital transfer vehicle on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5). Orbiter SN1 suffered a power failure in orbit, which prevented the satellites from being deployed.

Nation: UK
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: Alba Orbital
Contractors: Alba Orbital
Equipment:
Configuration: PocketQube (3P)
Propulsion: None
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 45 days
Mass: < 1 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Unicorn 2 2022-047AD ? 02.05.2022 OnS LC-1A Electron KS (R) with E-Space Demo 1, 2, 3, BRO 6, AuroraSat 1, SpaceBEE 140, ..., 155, SpaceBEENZ 15, ..., 22, MyRadar 1, TRSI 2, 3, Copia
Unicorn 2A 2022-002 13.01.2022 CC SLC-40 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323
Unicorn 2D 2022-002BA 13.01.2022 CC SLC-40 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323
Unicorn 2E 2022-002 13.01.2022 CC SLC-40 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Umbra 02, Capella 7, 8, ICEYE X14, X16, Sich 2-1, ION-SCV 004, Dodona, STORK 1, 2, LabSat, SW1FT, VZLUSAT 2, ETV A1, BRO 5, HYPSO 1, Kepler 16, ..., 19, Flock-4x 1, ..., 44, FOREST 1, Lemur-2 149, 150, Lemur-2 146, 147, DEWA-Sat 1, NuX 1, IRIS A, MDASat 1a, 1b, 1c, Gossamer Piccolomini, Tevel 1, ..., 8, Challenger, Delfi-PQ 1, Unicorn 2A, 2D, 2E, FossaSat 2E1, ..., 2E6, MDQube-SAT 1, SATLLA 2A, 2B, Unicorn 1, EASAT 2, HADES, Grizu-263a, PION-BR 1, SanoSat 1, Tartan-Artibeus 1, USA 320, ..., 323
Unicorn 2G 2023-001# 03.01.2023 CC SLC-40 p Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with YAM 5, Lynk Tower 03, 04, Umbra-SAR 04, 05, EOS-SAT 1, ICEYE X21, X22, X27, �uSat 32, ..., 35, Skykraft 1 Carrier, Skykraft 1A, ..., 1D, Chimera LEO-1, ION-SCV 007, 008, Astrocast 0401, ..., 0404, Futura SM1, Futura SM3, Kelpie 1, Sharjah-Sat 1, TAU-SAT 2, Orbiter SN1, MDQSAT 1A, 1B, Pleiades-Yearling, Sapling 1, Unicorn 2G, 2H, Vigoride 5, ZEUS 1, KSF 3A, ..., 3D, Flock-4y 1, ..., 36, Lemur-2 157, ..., 162, SpaceBEE 156, ..., 167, EWS-RROCI, BRO 8, Gama Alpha, Menut, MilSpace2 1, 2, NSLSat 2, Platform 2, EYE 1, STAR-VIBE, Sternula 1, Connecta T1.2, Guardian alpha, KuwaitSat 1, PolyITAN-HP-30, BDSAT 2, Pushan alpha / failed to deploy
Unicorn 2H 2023-001# 03.01.2023 CC SLC-40 p Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with YAM 5, Lynk Tower 03, 04, Umbra-SAR 04, 05, EOS-SAT 1, ICEYE X21, X22, X27, �uSat 32, ..., 35, Skykraft 1 Carrier, Skykraft 1A, ..., 1D, Chimera LEO-1, ION-SCV 007, 008, Astrocast 0401, ..., 0404, Futura SM1, Futura SM3, Kelpie 1, Sharjah-Sat 1, TAU-SAT 2, Orbiter SN1, MDQSAT 1A, 1B, Pleiades-Yearling, Sapling 1, Unicorn 2G, 2H, Vigoride 5, ZEUS 1, KSF 3A, ..., 3D, Flock-4y 1, ..., 36, Lemur-2 157, ..., 162, SpaceBEE 156, ..., 167, EWS-RROCI, BRO 8, Gama Alpha, Menut, MilSpace2 1, 2, NSLSat 2, Platform 2, EYE 1, STAR-VIBE, Sternula 1, Connecta T1.2, Guardian alpha, KuwaitSat 1, PolyITAN-HP-30, BDSAT 2, Pushan alpha / failed to deploy
Unicorn 2I 2023-084 12.06.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with W-Series 1, Skykraft 3 Carrier, Skykraft 3A, ..., 3D, ICEYE X23, X25, X26, X30, GHOSt 3, Gr�goire, Runner 1, Tomorrow R2, QPS-SAR 6, �uSat 40, ..., 43, Aces 1, ..., 4, HotSat 1, AFR, DROID.001, MuSat 1, ION-SCV 011, Outpost Mission 1, EPICHyper 2, Kelpie 2, Spei Satelles, ELO 4, MRC-100, Unicorn 2I, SATLLA 2I, URESAT 1, Istanbul, ROM 2, Orbiter SN3, Otter Pup, MDQSAT 1C, 1D, Pleiades-Squared, GEI-SAT Precursor, XVI, AII-Delta, Ayris 1, 2, EIVE, FOREST 2, Lemur-2 167, 168, MISR-A 1, MISR-B 2, Tiger 4, FOSSASat FEROX 1, ..., 4, SpaceBEE 168, ..., 179
Unicorn 2J 2023-174CX 11.11.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We�ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoM�th�e, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindl�r 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
Unicorn 2K 2023-174DA 11.11.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, Pico 1A-1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We�ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoM�th�e, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindl�r 1.1, ..., 1.4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
Unicorn 2L 2023-185Q 01.12.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 7, �HETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1
Unicorn 2M 2023-185R 01.12.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 7, �HETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1
Unicorn 2N 2023-185N 01.12.2023 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 7, �HETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1
Unicorn 2O 2025-052BS 15.03.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C
Unicorn 2P 2025-052BT 15.03.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C
Unicorn 2Q 2025-052BM 15.03.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C
Unicorn 2R 2026-067 30.03.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Gravitas, FGN-100 d3, HotSat 2, W-Series 6, Vindl�r 2.0.1, ..., 2.0.3, Capella 20, ICEYE X71, ..., X76, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 9, ..., 16, �uSat 53, 54, Hawk 14A, 14B, 14C, Garai B, SERT 3, Mimir 1, ION-SCV 019, Lus�ada 1, ..., 4, Vigoride 7, InspectorSat 1, R5 S10, SpaceVan 002, AEPEX, Lunar Outpost, Vireon 1, 2, Out of the Box, SPOQC, BRO 19, Black Kite 2, ERMIS 3, Flylab 1, T.MicroSat 2, TORO 3, AE1a, AISSat 4, COSMO, Deloitte 2, 3, ERMIS 1, 2, Flylab 2, GEMS2-Amethyst, GENIEedge Atlas, Harbinger, Lilium 4, OptiSat, PARUS 6U1, Sharjah-Sat 2, Io 1, DISCO 2, FossaSat 2E25, Ghostrider, JACK 002, PeakSat, SAL-E, AiglonSat 1, Emisar, TechEdSat 23, Dream Big 1, ..., 6, Unicorn 2R, 2S, SpinnyONE, Decimal-Sat 1, VegaFly 1, FEMTO 1, HelloWorld 1, Lemur-2 247, ..., 253, LUNA 2, PHOBOS, SM 1.2, TROOP F3, (Transporter 16 - many satellites)
Unicorn 2S 2026-067BM 30.03.2026 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Gravitas, FGN-100 d3, HotSat 2, W-Series 6, Vindl�r 2.0.1, ..., 2.0.3, Capella 20, ICEYE X71, ..., X76, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 9, ..., 16, �uSat 53, 54, Hawk 14A, 14B, 14C, Garai B, SERT 3, Mimir 1, ION-SCV 019, Lus�ada 1, ..., 4, Vigoride 7, InspectorSat 1, R5 S10, SpaceVan 002, AEPEX, Lunar Outpost, Vireon 1, 2, Out of the Box, SPOQC, BRO 19, Black Kite 2, ERMIS 3, Flylab 1, T.MicroSat 2, TORO 3, AE1a, AISSat 4, COSMO, Deloitte 2, 3, ERMIS 1, 2, Flylab 2, GEMS2-Amethyst, GENIEedge Atlas, Harbinger, Lilium 4, OptiSat, PARUS 6U1, Sharjah-Sat 2, Io 1, DISCO 2, FossaSat 2E25, Ghostrider, JACK 002, PeakSat, SAL-E, AiglonSat 1, Emisar, TechEdSat 23, Dream Big 1, ..., 6, Unicorn 2R, 2S, SpinnyONE, Decimal-Sat 1, VegaFly 1, FEMTO 1, HelloWorld 1, Lemur-2 247, ..., 253, LUNA 2, PHOBOS, SM 1.2, TROOP F3, (Transporter 16 - many satellites)

Launch Sites:

  • CC =   Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   USA
  • OnS =   Onenui Station, Mahia, Wairoa, North Island, New Zealand   New Zealand
  • Va =   Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA   USA

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