Name | RadFxSat (Fox-1B) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1U |
Status | Operational (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-26 with data checked on 2019-05-26 and Smallsat 2019) |
Launched | 2017-11-14 |
NORAD ID | 43017 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Delta II |
Organisation | Vanderbilt University and The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
Oneliner |
Demonstrate an on-orbit platform for radiation qualification of components for space flight. |
Description |
The Vanderbilt payload (radiation) is to advance the state of the art in understanding the effects of space radiation on electronic components, demonstrate an on-orbit platform for radiation qualification of components for space flight and to validate and improve computer models used to predict radiation tolerance of semiconductor manufacturing processes. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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