PRESat

PharmaSat Risk Evaluation Satellite

past Mission

Type

SmallSat

Launch

Aug. 2, 2008 (failed to reach orbit)

Time to Develop

6 months

Objective

Detect the growth, density, and health of yeast cells

PRESat was a nanosatellite, about the size of a loaf of bread, that contained a micro-laboratory. The mission ended two minutes after launch when the launch vehicle experienced a problem.

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