Axelspace’s Demonstration Satellite “PYXIS” Scheduled for Launch
About the launch and the missions of PYXIS
Axelspace Corporation’s (Axelspace) demonstration satellite PYXIS is targeted to launch on March 4, 2024 (PST).
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The launch is scheduled as follows:
Launch Date: March 4, 2024 (PST) Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 Mission of the Launch: Transporter-10 Launch Site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (California, USA) Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit, 500 - 600 km altitude Launch Operator: SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) *The schedule may change due to other factors such as weather conditions.
PYXIS will work on the following missions in orbit.
PYXIS: https://www.axelspace.com/assets/pdf/history/pyxis_en.pdf
*The bus system is the fundamental satellite operation system, encompassing crucial functions such as attitude control and power supply.
General-purpose (Versatile) satellite bus and In-orbit Demonstration of Deployable Deorbit Mechanism are based on results obtained from the following projects subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
- Development and Demonstration of General-Purpose CubeSat and Microsatellite Buses (FY2023-2026) *This project is implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from FY2021 to FY2022
- Program to Support Ventures for Developing Space Components (FY2020-2021)