Engineering:Reflector (microsatellite)
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Reflector (USA-163) is a space debris research microsatellite built in Russia[when?] by NII KP for the United States Air Force Research Lab at Kirtland AFB.[1] There was some confusion about whether or not the USA-163 designation had actually ever been assigned,[2] which stemmed from the fact that more than one microsatellite may fly on a given launch vehicle. A single modern launch may result in multiple maneuvering spacecraft reaching different final orbits (for example, some CubeSats, and the satellites of SpaceX's StarLink system).
References
- ↑ Claude Lafleur (2004-10-01). "Spacecrafts [sic] Launched in 2001". http://claudelafleur.qc.ca/Spacecrafts-2001.html. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "SeeSat-L - Milstar 5 on OIG". SeeSat-L. 2002-01-16. http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Jan-2002/0169.html. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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