Descartes Satellite

Descartes
Spacecraft name Dekart (DECART, Descartes)
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Operational (Exolaunch news on 2020-09-29)
Launched 2020-09-28
NORAD ID 46493
Deployer EXOpod 12U/16U [Exolaunch]
Launcher Sojuz
Organisation Moscow State University
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Nation (HQ) Russia
Nation (AIT) Germany
Manufacturer AIVT by German Orbital Systems
Operator German Orbital Systems
Launch brokerer Exolaunch
Oneliner
Description

Charged particle and gamma ray detectors to study space weather phenomena.

Sources [1] [2] [3] [4]
Photo sources [1]
COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - German Orbital Systems
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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