RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat)

RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
RainCube
Spacecraft RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Reentry 2020-12-13. Was operational (Public news 2018-09-26 checked on 2019-05-26)
Launched 2018-05-21
NORAD ID 43548
Deployer NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher Antares
Organisation NASA
Institution Space agency
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Headquarters US
Manufacturer AIVT by Terran Orbital
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Oneliner

Deployable Ka-band parabolic antenna for rain precipitation measurements.

Description

Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform. The proposed mission is to develop, launch, and operate a 35.75 GHz radar payload on a 6U CubeSat. This mission will validate a new architecture for Ka-band radars and an ultra-compact deployable Ka-band antenna in a space environment.

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COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - Tyvak
Subsystems sources [1]
Keywords Deployable parabolic antenna, Ka-band

Last modified: 2023-12-15

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