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SPHERES

free-flying robotic system

Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite

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instance of

autonomous robot

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technology demonstration

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payload

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International Space Station facility

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/spheres/home

retrieved

17 September 2021

inception

1999

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/spheres/spheres-faq

logo image

SPHERES logo.png
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image

SPHERES "Red" with Chris Cassidy on ISS (ISS036-E-031693) (cropped).jpg
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SPHERES robots in formation during testing in Destiny module (ISS016-E-014220).jpg
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3.55 kilogram

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https://web.archive.org/web/20160430000245/http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/library/SPHERES-Specifications.pdf

4.16 kilogram

has characteristic

operating weight

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reference URL

https://web.archive.org/web/20160430000245/http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/library/SPHERES-Specifications.pdf

sponsor

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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reference URL

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

reference URL

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=11898

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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reference URL

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=11898

Goddard Space Flight Center

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reference URL

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=11898

followed by

Astrobee

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country of origin

United States of America

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1

24 April 2006

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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

reference URL

https://news.mit.edu/2006/mini-satellites

2

4 July 2006

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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

3

10 December 2006

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https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

operator

Ames Research Center

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manufacturer

Payload Systems, Inc.

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reference URL

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=11898

reference URL

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

8

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https://www.nasa.gov/spheres/spheres-faq

designed by

Space Systems Laboratory

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reference URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1036828

reference URL

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

service entry

18 May 2006

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reference URL

https://www.nasa.gov/spheres/the-history-of-spheres

reference URL

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-spheres

length

22.9 centimetre

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reference URL

https://web.archive.org/web/20160430000245/http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/library/SPHERES-Specifications.pdf

width

21.3 centimetre

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reference URL

https://web.archive.org/web/20160430000245/http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/library/SPHERES-Specifications.pdf

height

21.3 centimetre

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reference URL

https://web.archive.org/web/20160430000245/http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/library/SPHERES-Specifications.pdf

official website

https://www.nasa.gov/spheres

language of work or name

English

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http://ssl.scripts.mit.edu/www/portfolio/spheres/

language of work or name

English

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Commons category

SPHERES (satellite series)

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Identifiers

Microsoft Academic ID

72422203

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NASA International Space Station facility ID

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26 January 2022

https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format

16 March 2011

number of subscribers

618

point in time

25 August 2021

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Wikipedia(3 entries)

enwiki SPHERES
frwiki SPHERES
itwiki SPHERES

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commonswiki Category:SPHERES (satellite series)