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NEXTSat

NEXTSat, or Next Generation Satellite and Commodities Spacecraft (NEXTSat/CSC) was an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used as a target spacecraft for a demonstration of autonomous servicing and refueling operations performed by the ASTRO satellite. Launched in March 2007, it…

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Apogee altitude
498 kilometers (309 mi)
Bus
RS-300
Contractor
United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID
2007-006C
Deactivated
21 July 2007 (2007-07-22)
Decay date
21 April 2023

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NEXTSat

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples23
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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NEXTSat

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Apogee altitude · 1
NEXTSat → 498 kilometers (309 mi)
Bus · 1
NEXTSat → RS-300
Contractor · 1
NEXTSat → United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID · 1
NEXTSat → 2007-006C
Deactivated · 1
NEXTSat → 21 July 2007 (2007-07-22)
Decay date · 1
NEXTSat → 21 April 2023
Disposal · 1
NEXTSat → Decommissioned
Eccentricity · 1
NEXTSat → 0.00058
Epoch · 1
NEXTSat → 8 May 2007, 22:10:00 UTC
Inclination · 1
NEXTSat → 46.0 degrees

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spacecraft 2007 launch satellite operated orbit astro launched march deactivated united alliance atlas rs-300 demonstration orbital operations performed space around

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NEXTSatApogee altitude498 kilometers (309 mi)1.00infobox
NEXTSatBusRS-3001.00infobox
NEXTSatContractorUnited Launch Alliance1.00infobox
NEXTSatCOSPAR ID2007-006C1.00infobox
NEXTSatDeactivated21 July 2007 (2007-07-22)1.00infobox
NEXTSatDecay date21 April 20231.00infobox
NEXTSatDisposalDecommissioned1.00infobox
NEXTSatEccentricity0.000581.00infobox
NEXTSatEpoch8 May 2007, 22:10:00 UTC1.00infobox
NEXTSatInclination46.0 degrees1.00infobox
NEXTSatLaunch date9 March 2007, 03:10 (2007-03-09UTC03:10Z) UTC1.00infobox
NEXTSatLaunch mass224 kilograms (494 lb)1.00infobox
NEXTSatLaunch siteCape Canaveral SLC-411.00infobox
NEXTSatManufacturerBall Aerospace1.00infobox
NEXTSatMission duration4 months1.00infobox
NEXTSatMission typeTechnology1.00infobox
NEXTSatOperatorDARPA1.00infobox
NEXTSatPerigee altitude490 kilometers (300 mi)1.00infobox
NEXTSatPeriod94.5 minutes1.00infobox
NEXTSatReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
NEXTSatRegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
NEXTSatRocketAtlas V 401 AV-0131.00infobox
NEXTSatSATCAT no.307741.00infobox

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