CADRE Satellite

CADRE
CADRE
Satellite CADRE (CubeSat investigating Atmospheric Density Response to Extreme driving)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Reentry 2017-01-03. No signal (Lack of DK3WN and SatNOGS reports)
Launched 2015-12-06
NORAD ID 41475
Deployer NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher Atlas V
Deployment Deployed from ISS on 2016-05-17
Entity name University of Michigan
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Oneliner

Flight-test low-cost dual-frequency GPS to measure atmospheric and ionospheric total electron content.

Description

Wind Ion Neutral Composition Suite (WINCS). Flight-test low-cost dual-frequency GPS to measure atmospheric and ionospheric total electron content. Advance CubeSat capabilities to enable Armada and other NanoSat missions. Reduce the costs to perform in-situ measurements of the upper thermosphere. ADCS system pointing/knowledge accurate to 1.0°/0.1° for CubeSats. Flight testing of deployable solar panels.

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Last modified: 2024-05-29

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