RACE Spacecraft - Nanosats Database

Satellite	RACE (CHARM, Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment, CubeSat Hydrometric Atmospheric Radiometer Mission)
Type	CubeSat
Units or mass	3U
Status	Launch failure
Launched	2014-10-28
NORAD ID	Launch failure
Deployer	NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher	Antares
Organization	University of Texas at Austin
Institution	University
Entity	Academic / Education
Headquarters	US
Launch brokerer	Nanoracks
Partners	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Oneliner	Spaceborne validation of a 183 GHz radiometer.
Description	Spaceborne validation of a 183 GHz radiometer, utilizing an indium phosphide low noise amplifier front-end, to measure water vapor emission from the Earth’s atmosphere. To advance the technology of the 35 nm indium phosphide (InP) receiver subsystem of the radiometer instrument. To advance the technology of a 183 GHz water vapor radiometer CubeSat system. To reduce the risk for future users of the technology. To enhance the hands-on training for the RACE project team members within the Phaeton Program platform. To explore possibilities for smaller missions with distributed risks.
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On the same launch	Arkyd 3 Flock-1d Dove-1 Flock-1d Dove-2 Flock-1d Dove-3 Flock-1d Dove-4 Flock-1d Dove-5 Flock-1d Dove-6 Flock-1d Dove-7 Flock-1d Dove-8 Flock-1d Dove-9 Flock-1d Dove-10 Flock-1d Dove-11 Flock-1d Dove-12 Flock-1d Dove-13 Flock-1d Dove-14 Flock-1d Dove-15 Flock-1d Dove-16 Flock-1d Dove-17 Flock-1d Dove-18 Flock-1d Dove-19 Flock-1d Dove-20 Flock-1d Dove-21 Flock-1d Dove-22 Flock-1d Dove-23 Flock-1d Dove-24 Flock-1d Dove-25 Flock-1d Dove-26 GOMX-2 RACE

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