RadFxSat (Fox-1B)

RadFxSat (Fox-1B)
Satellite name RadFxSat (Fox-1B)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Operational (Smallsat 2019 presentation and last SatNOGS report with data on 2023-06-09 checked on 2023-06-09)
Launched 2017-11-14
NORAD ID 43017
Deployer P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Delta II
Organization Vanderbilt University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters US
Launch brokerer Tyvak, ?
Partners AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
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.

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Last modified: 2023-11-04

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