Name | RAX (Radio Aurora eXplorer) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Was operational until 2011-01-19, 2 months. Solar panel degradation. |
Launched | 2010-11-20 |
NORAD ID | 37223 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Minotaur IV |
Organisation | University of Michigan |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Launch brokerer | Cal Poly, ? |
Oneliner | Investigate causes of upper atmospheric/ionospheric plasma turbulence by studying large plasma formations. |
Failure cause | Solar panel degradation. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Last modified: 2020-04-10
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