Interplanetary Nano-Spacecraft Pathfinder in Relevant Environment
INSPIRE is a JPL-led dual-3U CubeSat pathfinder funded by NASA to demonstrate Earth-escape deep-space operations, communications, navigation, and payload hosting before larger planetary missions. The project’s planned technology includes the Iris X-band radio, watchdog systems, a helium-vector magnetometer, and an imager; no launch date is asserted.
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- INSPIREInterplanetary Nano-Spacecraft Pathfinder in Relevant EnvironmentINSPIRE CubeSatINSPIRE interplanetary pathfinder
- Family Name
- INSPIRE
- Full Name
- Interplanetary Nano-Spacecraft Pathfinder in Relevant Environment
- Roles
- interplanetary_proberesearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- INSPIRE is a JPL-led dual-3U CubeSat pathfinder funded by NASA to demonstrate Earth-escape deep-space operations, communications, navigation, and payload hosting before larger planetary missions. The project’s planned technology includes the Iris X-band radio, watchdog systems, a helium-vector magnetometer, and an imager; no launch date is asserted.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:40:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:40:35 UTC