Name

Pathfinder Risk Reduction

Alternate Names

TYVAK-0129 Pony Express 1

Satellite ID

KPWM-1405-1959-6137-9344

NORAD ID

44853

Country of Origin

United States of America

Launch Date

2019-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Decay Date

2024-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

The Pathfinder Risk Reduction, also known by the manufacturers designation Tyvak 0129, is a 6U CubeSat technology demonstration mission funded and built by Tyvak, that serves as a risk reduction for NASA's PTD missions. Tyvak-0129 seeks to gather in-flight data for the bus hardware platform as a risk reduction prior to the NASA Pathfinder mission. The Tyvak-0129 bus platform includes the next generation of Tyvak power, communication, GNC and on-board processing subsystems and will be identical in form, fit and function to the bus used on NASA Pathfinder.