| Name | MicroMAS-1 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2015-08-01. Was operational until 2015-03-18, two weeks? Transmitter failed. |
| Launched | 2014-07-13 |
| NORAD ID | 40457 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Antares |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2015-03-04 |
| Organisation | MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Microwave spectrometer to observe weather events. |
| Description |
Passive microwave spectrometer operating near the 118.75-GHz oxygen absorption line to observe convective thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes from a near-equatorial orbit at approximately 500-km altitude. |
| Failure cause | Transmitter failed. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
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