Name | SWIMSat (Science Weather and Meteor Impact Monitoring) |
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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:
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 |
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Keywords | GTO or GEO orbit, Propulsion |
Last modified: 2023-06-08