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Spacecraft name RACE (CHARM, Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment, CubeSat Hydrometric Atmospheric Radiometer Mission)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Launch failure
Launched 2014-10-28
NORAD ID Launch failure
Deployer NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M]
Launcher Antares
Organization The University of Texas at Austin
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Headquarters US
Launch brokerer Nanoracks
Partners NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Oneliner

Spaceborne validation of a 183 GHz radiometer.

Description

Spaceborne validation of a 183 GHz radiometer, utilizing an indium phosphide low noise amplifier front-end, to measure water vapor emission from the Earth’s atmosphere. To advance the technology of the 35 nm indium phosphide (InP) receiver subsystem of the radiometer instrument. To advance the technology of a 183 GHz water vapor radiometer CubeSat system. To reduce the risk for future users of the technology. To enhance the hands-on training for the RACE project team members within the Phaeton Program platform. To explore possibilities for smaller missions with distributed risks.

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