MightySat-1

MightySat-1

MightySat-1 photograph
Mission type	Technology
Operator	AFRL
COSPAR ID	1998-069C
SATCAT no.	25551[1]
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Spectrum Astro
Launch mass	320 kilograms (710 lb)[2]
Dry mass	63.5 kilograms (140 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	December 4, 1998 (1998-12-04)
Rocket	Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-88)
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39A
End of mission
Decay date	November 21, 1999, 17:11 (1999-11-21UTC17:12Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Eccentricity	0.00095976377
Perigee altitude	388.0 kilometers (241.1 mi)
Apogee altitude	401.0 kilometers (249.2 mi)
Inclination	51.6& degrees
Period	92.4 minutes
Epoch	January 4, 1999[1]

MightySat-1 was a small spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force's Phillips Laboratory (now part of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate) to test technology for small satellites, including advanced dual-junction solar cells, a composite structure, a micrometeorite and debris detector, low-power electronics and a low-shock release device.^[2] The 140-pound satellite was launched from the Space Shuttle Endeavour in December 1998, during the 12th day of the STS-88 mission^[2] and performed robustly in orbit, with no spacecraft anomalies during its mission. Lt. Barbara Braun of the AFRL was the program manager for the satellite.^[2]

MightySat-1's mission ended when it re-entered the atmosphere at 17:11 UTC on November 21, 1999.^[3]

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