Name | PolarCube |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Mass in kg | 3.57 kg |
Status | Operational? (Confirmation about beaconing on Twitter) |
Launched | 2021-01-17 |
NORAD ID | 47310 |
Deployer | FANTM-RAiL [Xtenti] |
Launcher | LauncherOne |
Organisation | University of Colorado at Boulder |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | NASA CSLI / ELaNa |
Oneliner | Demonstrating atmospheric sounding and sea ice/ice-free ocean detection and mapping over the Polar Regions. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Last modified: 2021-03-27
Detailed PolarCube entry in the Database
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