Topic: spacecraft

Disk-shaped satellites lift off in NASA, Space Force experiment

December 18, 2025

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va. Four flat, disk-shaped satellites called DiskSats lifted off just after midnight on December 18 as part of a U.S. Space Force (USSF) and NASA experiment, intended to test a new small-satellite form factor designed for operations in very low Earth orbit (LEO).

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Disk-shaped satellites lift off in NASA, Space Force experiment

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