{"id":18715,"date":"2017-12-04T19:45:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/planetary-resources-prototype-asteroid-prospector-set-for-january-liftoff-in-india\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T19:45:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T11:45:48","slug":"planetary-resources-prototype-asteroid-prospector-set-for-january-liftoff-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/planetary-resources-prototype-asteroid-prospector-set-for-january-liftoff-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Resources\u2019 prototype asteroid prospector set for January liftoff in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_381875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381875\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-381875\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171204-pslv-630x355.jpg\" alt=\"PSLV launch\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171204-pslv-630x355.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171204-pslv-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171204-pslv-1260x709.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171204-pslv.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-381875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off on a February space mission. (ISRO Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Redmond, Wash.-based Planetary Resources\u2019 technology demonstrator satellite for asteroid prospecting is due for launch in early January, along with more than two dozen other satellites, aboard India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The latest word on the schedule for the PSLV-C40 mission came today from Seattle-based Spaceflight, which is providing launch and mission services for Planetary Resources\u2019 Arkyd-6 and 10 other satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Arkyd-6 is only about the size of an inkjet printer, but it\u2019s designed to capture images in midwave infrared wavelengths and send them back to Earth. The imaging technology is destined to be used in future generations of Planetary Resources\u2019 asteroid-surveying spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Who built the Arkyd-6 spacecraft?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dz5BD9I1F1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PSLV-C40 will be the first mission&nbsp;to lift off from India\u2019s Satish Dhawan Space Center since a PSLV mission failed in August. The primary payload is a Cartosat-2 imaging satellite, but lots of secondary payloads will be getting a piggyback ride to polar orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Spaceflight\u2019s lineup includes Arkyd-6 as well as Finland\u2019s ICEYE-X1 radar-imaging satellite, four Spire Global Lemur-2 Earth observation satellites, Astro Digital\u2019s Landmapper-BC3&nbsp;imaging satellite, AMSAT\u2019s Fox-1D amateur-radio research satellite, plus others.<\/p>\n<p>Spaceflight is a service offering of Spaceflight Industries, which also has an orbital imaging subsidiary called BlackSky under its wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPSLV-C40 is a perfect example of how our flexible, full-service rideshare model is enabling new commercial space businesses to exist while expanding into new markets,\u201d Spaceflight President Curt Blake said in a news release. \u201cThis mission brings new customers from outside the industry into space while continuing partnerships with existing customers for their ongoing satellite constellations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But wait \u2026 there\u2019s more: PSLV-C40\u2019s manifest&nbsp;also lists&nbsp;four Planet Dove imaging satellites, Telesat\u2019s LEO-1, SSTL\u2019s Carbonite-2 video-transmitting satellite&nbsp;and&nbsp;NovaSAR-S radar satellite, a satellite for Kepler Communications, France\u2019s PicSat&nbsp;space telescope,&nbsp;six South Korean mini-satellites&nbsp;and additional ride-alongs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off on a February space mission. (ISRO Photo) Redmond, Wash.-based Planetary Resources\u2019 technology demonstrator satellite for asteroid prospecting is due for launch in early January, along with more than two dozen other satellites, aboard India\u2019s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. 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