Name | SPOC (SpOC, SpecOcean, SPOC Sat, Spectral Ocean Color Satellite) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 2U |
Status | Was operational until 2020-12-13? (SatNOGS reports with data end on 2020-12-13 and Twitter post asking for help) |
Launched | 2020-10-03 |
NORAD ID | 46921 |
Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
Launcher | Antares (ELaNa 31) (NG-14) |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2020-11-05 |
Organisation | University of Georgia |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner | Perform the first moderate resolution multispectral analysis of coastal ecosystems and ocean color. |
Failure cause | Transceiver overheated? |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Keywords | Hyperspectral |
Last modified: 2021-12-29
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