Name | RAX-2 (Radio Aurora Explorer-2) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | Was operational until 2013-04-20. |
Launched | 2011-10-28 |
NORAD ID | 37853 |
Deployer | P-POD (Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | Delta II |
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 | Both radios are inactive and the silence is caused by an upstream anomaly on the flight computer or power system. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2020-04-10
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