CuPID (Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector)

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Name CuPID (Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational (Press release)
Launched 2021-09-27
NORAD ID 49264
Deployer CSD (Canisterized Satellite Dispenser) [Planetary Systems Corporation]
Launcher Atlas V (ELaNa 34)
Organisation Boston University
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer Parsons, Adaptive Launch Solutions
Oneliner

Carry a miniaturized soft x-ray imaging telescope.

Description

Carry a miniaturized soft x-ray imaging telescope. Soft x-rays can result from the process of charge exchange and allow one to remotely image the global properties of density in space. cusp plasma imaging detector observatory designed to measure soft X-rays in an attempt to answer fundamental questions related to plasma physics and space weather.

Sources [1] [2] [3] [4]
Photo sources [1] [2]
COTS subsystems
  • ADCS - Blue Canyon XACT
Subsystems sources [1]

Last modified: 2023-06-03
Detailed CuPID entry in the Database
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