Mandrake 2B
Mission information
Name
Mandrake 2B
Alternate Names
MANDRAKE 2 BAKER
Satellite ID
KTGO-9559-9207-1146-9463
NORAD ID
48908
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
Mandrake 2B
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2021-06-30T00:00:00+00:00
Description

Mandrake 2 is a technology demonstration mission conducted under DARPA's Blackjack program consisting of two satellites. The twin Mandrake 2 satellites will carry optical inter-satellite links for broadband data. According to DARPA these could form the basis of future optically meshed networks in LEO. The satellites were made in just nine months by Astro Digital with optical links from SA Photonics.

SatNOGS Links
Network Observations
Mode U - Downlink
Copy UUID Citation
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
FSK
Downlink Frequency
400497500
Baud
19200
Updated by eelkevisser and reviewed on 2021-10-24 10:21 by fredy
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Celestrak (active)
TLE Updated
2025-04-18 05:13:45 UTC
TLE Set 
1 48908U 21059AF  25107.92473350  .00023865  00000+0  60864-3 0  9994
2 48908  97.6842 267.8367 0005950  89.3406 270.8520 15.39507241211482
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