Inclination 98.4° Launch date 15 June 2010 | Period 1.6 hours | |
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COSPAR ID Mango: 2010-028BTango: 2010-028F SATCAT no. Mango: 36599Tango: 36827 Mission duration 1 year planned6 years, 9 months and 11 days elapsed Launch mass Mango: 145 kg (320 lb)Tango: 50 kg (110 lb) Similar Alsat‑2A, Kosmos 2469, EchoStar XV, Progress M‑06M, Progress M‑07M | ||
Prisma is a satellite project led by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) which consist of two satellites that fly in formation.
It was launched, along with the PICARD spacecraft, on 15 June 2010 on a Dnepr launcher from Dombarovskiy Cosmodrome, near Yasny, Russia. Its primary objective is to test autonomous formation flying. A secondary objective was to flight test a new monopropellant thruster using ammonium dinitramide (ADN) propellant.
On 12 August 2010, SSC reported that the two satellites, called Mango and Tango, had separated from each other for the first time.
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