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OrcaSat-1

1U technology demonstration

Design stage

Design, build, and deploy Horizon Space’s first 1U CubeSat — capturing imagery of its own deployment and of Earth from low Earth orbit, via a custom-built dispenser on a private commercial rocket.

Form: 100 × 100 × 113.5 mm
Mass: 545–836 g
Platform: KEEL-1 · 5 boards
Camera: OV5647 · ~160° FOV
Comms: UHF 437 MHz
ADCS: Passive magnets + rods
Power: 0.65 W avg / 1.50 W solar
Dispenser: Custom 1U · ≤450 g · 1.2 m/s

Validates

First orbital flight — KEEL-1 in operational service
Custom Horizon Space dispenser, not an off-the-shelf ISIPOD
On-orbit deployment imagery and Earth observation from LEO
UHF 437 MHz comms with 12.1 dB verified link margin via SatNOGS

Form: 1U CubeSat · CDS Rev. 14
Mass: ≤ 1,330 g
Budget: $8k–$26k+
Timeline: Months 13–30