| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kentucky Space |
| Mission duration | 18-24 months (planned) Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CubeSat |
| Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Kentucky Space |
| Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
| Power | Solar cells and batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2011, 10:09:43 UTC |
| Rocket | Taurus-XL 3110 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg, LC-576E |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Entered service | Failed to orbit |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
KySat-1 was an American satellite which was to have been operated by Kentucky Space. Designed to operate for eighteen to twenty four months, it was lost in a launch failure in March 2011 after the Taurus launch vehicle carrying it failed to achieve orbit.[1][2]
- ^ Gunter, Krebs (23 September 2019). "KySat 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Taurus rocket nose shroud dooms another NASA satellite". Spaceflight Now. March 2011.