Name | OPAL (Optical Profiling of the Atmospheric Limb) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2023 |
Organisation | Utah State University |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner |
Dynamic profiling of the lower thermosphere, 90 - 160 km. |
Description |
Dynamic profiling of the lower thermosphere, 90 - 160 km. Resolve detail of the O2 A-band emission line. OPAL constellation with overlapping FOVs. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
Detailed OPAL entry in the Database
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