Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by fredy on: 2022-11-18 05:16 Citation: https://www.space-track.org/#decay Verdict: Approved Reviewed by - on: 2022-11-18 05:16
Name TARGIT
NORAD ID 99434
Followed NORAD ID 51441
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 -
Status Decayed
Countries of Origin
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.
Re-entry Date Nov. 16, 2022, midnight
Image TARGIT
Field Previous Suggested
Status Operational Decayed
Re-entry Date - Nov. 16, 2022, midnight