Challenger Satellite

Challenger
Challenger
Challenger
Spacecraft Challenger (QBUS 1, US01)
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 2U
Status Reentry 2018-08-12. Was operational (Last DK3WN report 2018-08-12)
Launched 2017-04-18
NORAD ID 42721
Deployer NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher Atlas V (QB50)
Deployment Deployed from ISS on 2017-05-26
Organisation University of Colorado Boulder
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Headquarters US
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Partners QB50
Oneliner

Part of QB50 to study lower termosphere.

Description

Carries the Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS), which measures the mass of ions and neutral atoms. QB50.

Sources [1]
Photo sources [1] [2]
Keywords QB50
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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