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MEPSI
MEPSI
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American tether technology satellite. MEPSI (Micro-Electromechanical-based Picosat Satellite Inspection Experiment) consisted of two 1 kg boxes attached to each other by a 15-m tether.
Status: Operational 2002. First Launch: 2002-11-24. Last Launch: 2002-11-24. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb).
Family: Technology,
Tether technology satellite.
Country: USA.
Launch Vehicles: Space Shuttle.
Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral,
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
Agency: NASA.
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2002 November 24 - .
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC39A.
LV Family: Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.
- MEPSI - .
Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: MEPSI.
Spacecraft: MEPSI.
Decay Date: 2003-01-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 27562 . COSPAR: 2002-052B. Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 51.7000 deg. Period: 91.30 min.
MEPSI (Micro-Electromechanical-based Picosat Satellite Inspection Experiment) consisted of two 1 kg boxes attached to each other by a 15-m tether. The boxes included an imaging camera and a MEM transceiver. They were ejected from the PLA (Picosat Launch Assembly) of shuttle Endeavour, a 6 kg box attached to an Adaptive Payload Carrier (APC) on the payload bay side wall.
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