Name | CXBN (Cosmic X-ray Background Nanosatellite) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 2U |
Status | Was semi-operational until 2013-01-XX. Too weak signal for science mission (eoPortal) |
Launched | 2012-09-13 |
NORAD ID | 38762 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Atlas V |
Organisation | Morehead State University/Kentucky Space |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Cal Poly, Naval Postgraduate School |
Oneliner | Measure cosmic x-ray background in the 30-50 keV range. |
Failure cause | Weak transmit SNR owing to an anomalous low power mode. |
Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2021-08-02
Detailed CXBN entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)