Name | HaloSat (Halo-Sat) |
---|---|
Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | Operational (Public news 2018-08-18 checked on 2019-05-26) |
Launched | 2018-05-21 |
NORAD ID | 43549 |
Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
Launcher | Antares |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2018-07-13 |
Organisation | University of Iowa |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Blue Canyon |
Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
Oneliner | Map the distribution of hot gas in the Milky Way by measuring soft X-ray emissions. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Last modified: 2020-04-10
Detailed HaloSat entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)