SWIMSat Spacecraft

SWIMSat
SWIMSat
SWIMSat
Name SWIMSat (Science Weather and Meteor Impact Monitoring)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status cancelled
Entity name Arizona State University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters US
Oneliner

Monitor space weather and provide warnings.

Description

Dedicated satellite network for space hazards:

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Provide alerts/warnings
  • Forecasting from minutes to hours

Coronagraph and Meteor camera. Successful detection of an M class solar flare event. Successful detection of at least one 0.1 kT or larger airburst.

Notes

Possibly changed to two 3U around 2018?

Sources [1] [2]
Photo sources [1]
COTS subsystems
  • ADCS - Blue Canyon XACT
Keywords GTO or GEO orbit, Propulsion

Last modified: 2023-06-08

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