Official name GITAI-SC1
Alternative name GITAI SC1
Cospar ID 2024-247M
Norad ID 62388
Launch date 2024-12-21
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization USA
Type application Communications, technology
Operator GITAI
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.66
Inclination (deg) 45
Perigee (km) 498
Apogee (km) 506
Eccentricity 0.00796812749003984
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2123388971054
Semi-Major axis (km) 6880.135
Raan (deg) 243.8459
Arg of perigee (deg) 322.8935
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 20
Height (m) 0.4
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.4
Contractors GITAI
Propulsion None
Configuration CubeSat (16U, 2×2×4U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

GITAI SC 1 is an 16U (2×2×4U) CubeSat technology demonstration satellite built by GITAI to test a new spacecraft bus and instrument suite.

SC1 will deploy a tethered target and then observe it with cameras, LiDAR, and a laser rangefinder, processing the data with visual recognition software.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GITAI-SC1 2024-247M 2024-12-21 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with KORSAT 2, Jackal X-2, ICEYE X47, 49, LizzieSat 2, ThinkOrbital F2, Hawk 11A-C, GITAI SC 1, CTC 0, Tomorrow S3, S4, XCUBE 1, CroCube, Djibouti 1B, LASARsat, Pleiades-Orpheus, ONDOSAT-OWL 3, ..., 12