Centauri 7 [Fleet Space]
Official name CENTAURI-6
Alternative name Centauri 6
Cospar ID 2024-066K
Norad ID 59451
Launch date 2024-04-07
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Australia
Type application Communication M2M/IoT
Operator Fleet Space Technologies
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95.95
Inclination (deg) 45.6
Perigee (km) 563
Apogee (km) 566
Eccentricity 0.00265721877767936
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.0078165711308
Semi-Major axis (km) 6942.635
Raan (deg) 109.2991
Arg of perigee (deg) 169.3604
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 20
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 2
Lifetime 5 years
Contractors Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. ?
Propulsion Empulsion Nano-R FEEP
Configuration CubeSat (12U)
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Centauri 6 to 9 are satellites for Fleet Space Technologies' planned 140 satellite network for global satellite connectivity to the Internet-of-Things (IoT) designed for use in the energy, utilities, and resource industries.

The Centauri satellites are built to the 12U CubeSat form factor. They weigh 25 kg.

The C6, C7, C8, and A1 satellites will be released from the launch vehicle into the intended mission inclination at 45 degrees and altitude of 550-600 km. The onboard thrusters will be used for orbit phasing as well as raising the satellites to the mission perigee (577 km) and apogee (587 km) while keeping the 45° inclination. The satellites will perform station-keeping manoeuvres over the lifetime of the mission to ensure the satellites remain in this orbit until the end of the mission.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CENTAURI-6 2024-066K 2024-04-07 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 1, Capella 14, QPS-SAR 7, Centauri 6, Hawk 8A-C, 9A-C, TSAT 1A