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1998 1999
Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
OPAL
Engineering Model Construction




Flight Model Fabrication

Environmental Testing

Closed Operational Testing

Delivery May 1
   
Payloads
Picosatellite Launcher
Prototype Testing
Engineering Model Construction
Engineering Model Testing

Flight Model Fabrication
Flight Model Delivery 15th
 
Accelerometer Testbed
TBD
Magnetometer Testbed
TBD
Other Subsystems
Communications
TBD
Command and Data Handling
TBD
Power
TBD
Structure
TBD
Environmental Testing
TBD

Picosatellite Provider Deliveries 

    Picosatellite mass model November 9, 1998
    Picosatellite structural model  March 1, 1999
    Flight picosatellite delivery April 1, 1999