GENESIS 1

GENESIS 1 is no longer on orbit
GENESIS 1 is classified as:

Experimental

NORAD ID: 29252

Int'l Code: 2006-029A

Launch date: July 12, 2006
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Orenburg, Russia (OREN)
Decay date: 2025-07-02

Genesis 1 is an American entrepreneur's inflatable satellite that was launched by a Dnepr rocket (a converted ICBM, known as SS-18 Satan) at 12:53 UT on 12 July 2006 from the southern Ural mountain. The 1,300 kg craft was successfully inflated about two hours after launch to its normal cylindrical size of 2.4 m x 4.5 m. It is made of a tough sheet fabricated from a composite Kevlar that is often used in bullet-proof vests. The goal of the entrepreneur is to launch a few more of them, string them together and promote "space tourism".