Spacecraft name | RACE (CHARM, Radiometer Atmospheric CubeSat Experiment, CubeSat Hydrometric Atmospheric Radiometer Mission) |
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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. |
Sources | [1] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
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