| Spacecraft | SENSE (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Entity name | US Air Force Space Command |
| Institution | Military |
| Entity type | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Country | US |
| Launch brokerer | Tyvak, ? |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies. and radio occultation measurements of total electron content and L-band scintillation. |
| Description |
Develop best practices for operational CubeSat/NanoSat procurement, development, test, and operations. To mature CubeSat bus and sensor component technology readiness levels and to demonstrate the operational utility of CubeSat measurements by flowing validated, low-latency data into operational space weather models. 3-axis stabilized with star cameras for attitude determination and are equipped with a Compact Total Electron Density Sensor (CTECS) to provide radio occultation measurements of total electron content and L-band scintillation. One satellite has a Cubesat Tiny Ionospheric Photometer (CTIP) monitoring 135.6 nm photons produced by the recombination of O+ ions and electrons. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launcher | Date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENSE SV1 (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment, SV-1) | Reentry 2015-03-21. Was operational. | Minotaur I | 2013-11-20 | 500 km, 40.5 deg |
| SENSE SV2 (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment, SV-2) | Reentry 2019-10-28. Was semi-operational until 2015-04-30. | Minotaur I | 2013-11-20 | 500 km, 40.5 deg |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
