Electron Flight 5 | DARPA R3D2
Electron launched DARPA's 150-kilogram Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration spacecraft. The mission was designed to qualify a compact, tissue-thin Kapton reflectarray antenna that unfolded to 2.25 metres in diameter after the kick stage placed R3D2 into a 425-kilometre circular orbit.
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- DARPA R3D2R3D2Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment DemonstrationElectron F5
- Name
- Electron Flight 5 | DARPA R3D2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Electron launched DARPA's 150-kilogram Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration spacecraft. The mission was designed to qualify a compact, tissue-thin Kapton reflectarray antenna that unfolded to 2.25 metres in diameter after the kick stage placed R3D2 into a 425-kilometre circular orbit.
- End Date
- 2019-03-28
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed R3D2 into its planned 425-kilometre circular orbit
- Program
- Electron launch programme
- Start Date
- 2019-03-28
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:25:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:25:41 UTC
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