| Satellite name | MinXSS (Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer CubeSat) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Reentry 2017-05-05. Was operational (Offical website) |
| Launched | 2015-12-06 |
| NORAD ID | 41474 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Atlas V |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2016-05-17 |
| Organisation | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Country | US |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Measure the intensity of the soft x-ray spectrum from 0.6 keV (20Å) to 25 keV (0.5Å). |
| Description |
The importance of the MinXSS mission is providing new spectral obser-vations of the solar SXR near the maximum of solar cycle 24, improving the understanding of how highly variable solar X-rays affect the ITM, and advancing the knowledge of flare energetics in the SXR. Measure the intensity of the soft x-ray spectrum from 0.6 keV (20Å) to 25 keV (0.5Å). |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
