| Spacecraft | CSIM (CSIM-FD, CSIM FD, (Compact Solar Irradiance Monitor) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Reentry 2025-08-09. Was operational until 2022-02-01, possibly retired (SmallSat 2021 but decommissioned in February 2023 as per official website) |
| Launched | 2018-12-03 |
| NORAD ID | 43793 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace],? |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA) |
| Organization | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | US |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by Blue Canyon |
| Launch brokerer | Spaceflight |
| Partners | Meteo France. Built by Blue Canyon. |
| Oneliner |
Observe the solar spectral irradiance and amateur radio transmissions. |
| Description |
Observe the solar spectral irradiance, will be transmitting a beacon signal and spacecraft telemetry and health periodically for amateur operators to detect and decode via a public telemetry decoder. |
| Results |
CSIM operated for 4 years collecting solar spectral irradiance data despite SD card failures. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2025-12-31
