Suggestion for New Satellite
Suggested by fredy on: 2025-02-24 22:52
Citation: https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs-ops/-/issues/328
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2025-02-24 22:52
Name | EPIC CHIMERA GEO 1 |
NORAD ID | 98651 |
Followed NORAD ID | - |
Alternative Names | - |
Description | EPIC AEROSPACE is a private company developing a series of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) called CHIMERAS, which are aimed at providing last-mile delivery services for small satellites. As part of a commercial contract, the CHIMERA GEO 1 Mission is to deploy a passenger satellite from drop-off by SpaceX launch vehicle into the geostationary orbit, after which time the CHIMERA GEO spacecraft will be moved to the graveyard orbit. To accomplish its mission, The CHIMERA GEO 1 Spacecraft will commit a number of orbit maneuvers, and thus operate in a number of different orbit plane configurations. The maneuvers include a lunar swingby. The Launch Vehicle for this mission is SpaceX Falcon 9, where the CHIMERA Spacecraft uses one of the rideshare slots. The main payload for such Falcon 9 launch is Intuitive Machines 2 (IM-2). |
Owner/Operator | - |
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Website | https://epic-aerospace.com/ |
Dashboard URL | - |
Launch Date | - |
Deploy Date | - |
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