NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2010-066J
Mayflower was launched from Cape Canaveral on 08 December 2010 at 15:43 UT on a Falcon 9 rocket. Mayflower, also known as Mayflower-Caerus, is a triple unit CubeSat built as a joint mission by Novaworks of Northrop Grumman and the University of Southern California as a technology mission. Mayflower is a 2U CubeSat-sized module built by Novaworks as a next-generation CubeSat Flight Testbed. Caerus is a 1U CubeSat structure used as the payload module of the spacecraft. USC built the module based on a Pumpkin 1U CubeSat kit. It transmits beacon data in the amateur band.
Launch Date: 2010-12-08
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office