Orion (project)
The Orion Project is an amateur satellite project using the Orion Lifter.
Origins
Kenden created the Orion Project with the idea of the first truly amateur satellite (relying on purely on donations, grants, sponsorships).
Details
The lifter is modeled after the Ariane 5 ESA heavy lifter. It will be approx. 10m(~30ft) tall. There will be 3 stages (excluding the satellite motor and the boosters) powered by pressurized hydrogen and oxygen. The boosters will be powered by Ammonium Perchlorate.
Payload
The payload will contain modified wifi transceivers (same format, but will transmit at slightly lower frequencies), and some live experiments.
Current Launch Schedule
(1)Orion- 1/2008 (2)Lincentia- 3/2011 (3)Sidus- 6/2012 (4)Lucis- 8/2013 (5)Navitas- 9/2014 (6)Dux Ducis- 11/2015 (7)Tutela- 12/2016 (8)Denique- 1/2018 (9)Cacuman- 3/2018 (10)Orbis- 6/2018 (11)Spritus- 8/2018 (12)Praetar- 10/1018 (13)Volo- 12/2018 (14)Defuro- 2/2019 (15)Peritus- 4/2019 (16)Retinue- 7/2019 (17)Pietas- 9/2019 (18)Procella- 11/2019 (19)Comissio- 1/2020 (20)Itineris- 3/2020 (21)Evolo- 6/2020 (22)Fenestra- 8/2020 (23)Bene- 10/2020 (24)Sapien- 12/2020 (25)Amoveo- 2/2021 (26)Meror- 4/2021 (27)Spero- 7/2021 (28)Eruo- 9/2021
Team members
- Kenden- Flight Director/Electronics (1) /
- Tayo- Electronics Specialist (2) /
- Bryce- Motor Construction (2) /
- Manuel- General Engineering (1) /
- Ben- Trajectory Specialist/Extreme Environment Specialist (1) /
1= At Mission Control 2= At Launch Site