Satellite name | SPATIUM (Space Precision Atomic-clock TIming Utility Mission) |
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Form factor | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 2U |
Status | Reentry 2021-03-14. Operational (Press release on 2018-11-05 and news on 2019-01-22 and Smallsat 2019) |
Launched | 2018-09-22 |
NORAD ID | 43639 |
Deployer | J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer) |
Launcher | H-IIB (H2B) |
Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2018-10-06 |
Organisation | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | Japan |
Launch brokerer | JAXA |
Partners | Nanyang Technological University |
Oneliner |
Chip scale atomic clock to help map ionosphere plasma density. |
Description |
New technique for ionosphere mapping using a constellation of CubeSats equipped with Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) to provide real-time three-dimensional mapping of ionosphere plasma density at the altitudes of electron density peak (200 to 400 km above the Earth). |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] |
On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29