| Satellite name | CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Was operational until 2014-12-22. Battery degradation (Official website) |
| Launched | 2012-09-13 |
| NORAD ID | 38761 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Organization | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Cal Poly, Naval Postgraduate School |
| Oneliner |
Measure the directional differential flux of Solar Energetic Protons (SEPs) and Earth’s radiation belt electrons. |
| Description |
Measure the directional differential flux of Solar Energetic Protons (SEPs) and Earth’s radiation belt electrons. |
| Failure cause | Battery degradation and not enough power to receive or transmit data. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
