| Name | MOVE-II |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Mass in kg | 1.2 kg |
| Organisation | Technical University of Munich (TUM) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Germany |
| Oneliner |
Detecting antiprotons in South Atlantic Anomaly and small improvements to spacecraft. |
| Description |
Detecting antiprotons in South Atlantic Anomaly. S-band downlink. Small improvements: improved detumbling controller and adjusted solar panel wiring. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOVE-II (Munich Orbital Verification Experiment) | Operational (Social media news 2018-12-20 and later. Website saying still collecting data 4 years later. High spin rates are causing some issues as per SmallSat 2022 paper. Last SatNOGS packet with data 2023-06-09. Last checked 2023-06-10) | 2018-12-03 | 580 km, 97.8 deg |
| MOVE-IIb (MOVE-2B, Munich Orbital Verification Experiment) | Semi-operational? (Smallsat 2019 and 2022. Signal much weaker than expected and no sufficient communications established. Daily reports with data on SatNOGS. as of 2023-06-11) | 2019-07-05 | 530 km, 97.5 deg, SSO |
Last modified: 2023-06-11
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