CSIM Satellite

CSIM
CSIM
CSIM
Satellite CSIM (CSIM-FD, CSIM FD, (Compact Solar Irradiance Monitor)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status 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
Headquarters 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
  • PLATFORM - Blue Canyon
Subsystems sources [1]
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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