Mightysat 1
From The Space Library
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| Organization | Unknown (United States) |
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| Mission type | Engineering |
| Launch date | December 15, 1998 |
| Launch vehicle | STS-88 |
| Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-069C |
| Mass | 320.0 kg |
| Alternate Names | 25551 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
Mightysat 1 was an American minisatellite that was ejected from STS 88 on 12 December 1998. It carried equipment for five advanced technology demonstrations/tests: a new/improved Advanced Composition (spacecraft) Structure, a new solar cell with Gallium Indium Phosphide layer on a Gallium Arsenide layer, a "MAPLE" experiment to test advanced microelectronic packaging, a "SMARD" payload to enable/test low-shock ejection devices, and a "MPID" package to provide indications of natural and man-made space debris. For further details see: http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov/hh/hh.html
