| Name | HARP (HyperAngular Rainbow Polarimeter) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2022-04-04. Was operational (Official news on 2020-05-12) |
| Launched | 2019-11-02 |
| NORAD ID | 45256 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Antares (ELaNa 25) (NG-12) |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2020-02-19 |
| Organisation | University of Maryland |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Measure the microphysical properties of cloud water and ice particles and validate new polarimeter instrument. |
| Description |
Mission is to measure the microphysical properties of cloud water and ice particles. HARP is a precursor for the new generation of imaging polarimeters to be used for the detailed measurements of aerosol and cloud properties. Space validation of new technology required by the NASA Decadal Survey Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystem (ACE) mission. Prove the on-flight capabilities of a highly accurate wide FOV hyper-angle imaging polarimeter for characterizing aerosol & cloud properties. Prove that CubeSat technology can provide science-quality Earth Sciences data. The HARP payload is a wide FOV imager that splits 3 spatially identical images into 3 independent polarizers and detector arrays. |
| Results | |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
| Photo Sources | [1] [2] |
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Last modified: 2023-01-06
Detailed HARP entry in the Database
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