| Name | MiRaTA (Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Was operational until 2018-01-25, both radios lost. (CubeSat Developers Workshop 2018, listed as Failure in NASA's CubeSat Fleet Missions Database as of 2022-01-01) |
| Launched | 2017-11-14 |
| NORAD ID | 43015 |
| Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
| Launcher | Delta II |
| Organisation | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
| Oneliner | Validate new technologies in both passive microwave radiometry and GPS radio occultation. |
| Failure cause | Lost contact with primary radio and then unsuccessful reprogram of backup radio was last contact. |
| Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-08-01
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