Black Knight 1

Also called BK 1

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General

Designation	39398 / 13064U
Launch date	20 Nov 2013
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	495 km
Inclination	40.5°
Period	94.4 min
Launch vehicle	Minotaur #15

From West Point military academy.

Will demonstrate an experimental passive attitude control and dampening system. Secondarily, the satellite will take digital pictures and transmit while in orbit.

1kg

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End of life

Decay

16 Jul 2015

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External resources

http://astrolab.slu.edu/AstroLab/

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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