Official name GENMAT-1
Alternative name GENMAT-1
Cospar ID 2023-174W
Norad ID 58276
Launch date 2023-11-11
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Earth observation
Operator Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95
Inclination (deg) 97.45
Perigee (km) 512
Apogee (km) 526
Eccentricity 0.0134874759152216
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.1578947368421
Semi-Major axis (km) 6897.135
Raan (deg) 205.3591
Arg of perigee (deg) 22.3656
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 8.8
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.3
Contractors Exobotics
Equipment Hyperspectral electro-optical camera
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

GENMAT 1 is a 6U-CubeSat earth observation satellite developed by featuring an hyperspectral imager payload focused on mineralogical assay. It is a prototype for a planned constellation of satellites for the purpose of prospecting and categorizing Earth?s geological resources.

The satellite features an imager providing hyperspectral imaging data between 450 nm and 900 nm. Data will be correlated with ground truth field observations on privately held land in Nevada and other locations deemed relevant to the research.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GENMAT-1 2023-174W 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, PiCo-IoT 1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1, ..., 4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2