Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by agregoire3 on: 2022-02-08 19:06
Citation: CITATION NEEDED - https://xkcd.com/285/
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2022-02-08 19:46
| Name | TARGIT |
| NORAD ID | 99434 |
| Followed NORAD ID | 51440 |
| Alternative Names | - |
| Description | TARGIT is a 3U CubeSat mission sponsored by NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Program (USIP), and it will deploy a small inflatable on a tether and create a 3D image of the target using a miniaturized LiDAR imaging camera. The ultimate objective of this LiDAR system is to enable future planetary small satellite missions to gather valuable topographic, navigation, and reconnaissance data with a low size, weight, and power (SWaP) instrument. |
| Owner/Operator | - |
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| Website | https://www.ssdl.gatech.edu/research/projects/tethering-and-ranging-mission-georgia-institute-technology-targit |
| Dashboard URL | - |
| Launch Date | Dec. 21, 2021, 10:06 a.m. |
| Deploy Date | Jan. 26, 2022, 1:40 p.m. |
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| Field | Previous | Suggested |
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| Followed NORAD ID | 51443 | 51440 |
| Description | - | TARGIT is a 3U CubeSat mission sponsored by NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Program (USIP), and it will deploy a small inflatable on a tether and create a 3D image of the target using a miniaturized LiDAR imaging camera. The ultimate objective of this LiDAR system is to enable future planetary small satellite missions to gather valuable topographic, navigation, and reconnaissance data with a low size, weight, and power (SWaP) instrument. |