STARE [LLNL]
STARE (Space-Based Telescopes for Actionable Refinement of Ephemeris) are a series of three-unit CubeSats (called 3U CubeSats) equipped with optical imaging payloads, that will demonstrate the main elements of a new concept for tracking orbiting space debris.
STARE is a project of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories. The STARE satellites are using the Boeing-built Colony II bus developed under a contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
LLNL has conducted a spiral development of the STARE technology through 3 pathfinders. Each pathfinder is a 3U CubeSat and each builds upon technology maturation developed on the previous pathfinder.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Space surveillance, technology |
Operator: | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories |
Contractors: | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (prime); Boeing (bus) |
Equipment: | STARE telescope |
Configuration: | CubeSat (3U) |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 4 kg |
Orbit: | 770 km × 480 km, 64° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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STARE A (Re) | 2012-048H | 13.09.2012 | Va SLC-3E | Atlas-5(401) | with Intruder 11, Intruder 12, Aeneas, CINEMA 1, CSSWE, CXBN, AeroCube 4A, AeroCube 4B, AeroCube 4C, CP 5, OUTSat | |
STARE B (Horus) | 2013-064T | 20.11.2013 | WI LA-0B | Minotaur-1 | with STPSat 3, ORS 3, ORSES, ORS Tech 1, ORS Tech 2, SENSE 1, SENSE 2, Ho`oponopono 2, Firefly, Prometheus 1.1, ..., 1.8, Black Knight 1, NPS-SCAT, COPPER, ChargerSat 1, TJ3Sat, Trailblazer 1, Vermont Lunar Cubesat, SwampSat, CAPE 2, DragonSat 1, KySat 2, PhoneSat v2.4 | |
STARE C | - | cancelled | with ? |