| Spacecraft name | RioSat |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 2U |
| Status | cancelled |
| Organisation | Graz University of Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Austria |
| Oneliner |
As part of the QB50 mission, the RIOSAT spacecraft flies a riometer (relative ionospheric opacity). |
| Description |
As part of the international QB50 space mission, the RIOSAT spacecraft flies a riometer (relative ionospheric opacity) experiment on a 2U CubeSat. The proposed space-borne riometer will significantly improve the accuracy of traditional measurements and allows the calibration of existing ground-based riometers for the first time. The CubeSat realised by this project also contributes to the overall QB50 mission goals (study of the lower thermosphere and investigation of re-entry dynamics). |
| Sources | [1] |
| Keywords | QB50 |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
