Orbital Test Bed Satellite
General atomics san diego ca general atomics pr general atomics electromagnetic systems ga ems announced today that its orbital test bed otb satellite was successfully launched on board the spacex falcon heavy rocket from cape canaveral.
Orbital test bed satellite. General atomics electromagnetic systems orbital test bed successfully launched on board spacex s falcon heavy. Spacecraft launch mission status sensor complement references. General atomics general atomics electromagnetic systems has opened a new spacecraft development integration and test factory outside of denver the company announced april 9. The space and missile systems center in january 2019 selected a 110 kilogram orbital test bed to carry a.
General atomics orbital test bed satellite was launched aboard a spacex falcon heavy in 2019. Satellite and space systems general atomics electromagnetic systems ga ems designs and builds cost efficient flexible small satellite platforms payloads and integrated support systems to help customers demonstrate new technologies launch new missions and create new opportunities to explore the possibilities of space. After working with a wide range of potential users surrey has finalized the otb 1 flight manifest. General atomics adapted the espa design to develop its orbital test bed satellite bus.
Otb 1 orbital test bed 1 is a small satellite operated by general atomics electromagnetic systems group ga ems to host several experiments from different customers. A number of hosted payloads are sponsored by external parties. General atomics a technician inserts celestis capsules filled with the ashes of 152 different people on the orbital test bed satellite. Otb 1 orbital test bed 1 minisatellite mission of sst us with dsac hosted payload.
Nasa awarded general atomics. A family can. The orbital test bed otb satellite is a ga ems owned and operated small leo satellite that will provide an on orbit test bed for the demonstration of scientific research and prototype payloads subsystems and equipment. Not every capsule is the same size or weight.
This otb orbital test bed satellite provides the opportunity for hosted payload customers to benefit from reliable low.