Veery 0.1 · Mission complete · Deorbited Mar 20, 2024
Veery “Clay”
Demonstrated communication and spacecraft systems in orbit, including contact through the Iridium network.
- Flight version
- 0.1
- Spacecraft design
- 1U CubeSat
- Launch
- March 22, 2021
- Iterations
- 4
Satellite
- Instantaneous power
- 125 W
- Data rate
- 1 kbps
Mission
Clay was Rocket Lab's 100th payload. Within a few hours of launch, the satellite made initial contact with the Iridium network while freely tumbling. Clay's ongoing testing includes variations on Iridium operations, reaction-wheel despin, and limited reaction-wheel control. The satellite periodically communicates its temperature, attitude, reaction wheel operation, battery charge, power consumption, power generation, and pointing control performance.