CubeRRT Satellite

CubeRRT
CubeRRT
CubeRRT
CubeRRT
Satellite name CubeRRT (CubeSat Radiometer RFI Technology Validation )
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Reentry 2020-11-26. Was operational (Public news 2018-10-02 checked on 2019-05-26)
Launched 2018-05-21
NORAD ID 43546
Deployer NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher Antares
Deployment Deployed from ISS on 2018-07-13
Organization Ohio State University
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Headquarters US
Manufacturer AIVT by Blue Canyon
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Partners NASA
Oneliner

Demonstrate technologies for Earth-sensing microwave radiometers.

Description

Demonstrate RFI technologies for Earth-sensing microwave radiometers, enabling scientists to remotely sense global properties such as soil moisture, atmospheric water vapor, sea surface temperature, sea surface winds, and more.

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COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - Blue Canyon
On the same launch

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