Spacetrack Directory Name | MICROMAS 2A |
Orbit launches | 2018-01-12 |
Deorbitation date | 2023-04-06 |
Days in orbit | 1910 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | SRILR (Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 480 km/h |
Apogee | 494 km |
Height MICROMAS 2A | 436.26 km |
Validate new ultra-compact and low-power technology for CubeSat-sized microwave radiometers and validate operational high-performance cross-track scanner technology and CubeSat attitude control and stabilization. It will raise the technology readiness level of the radiometer and scanner from five to seven. 3U cubesat scanning radiometer with channels near 90, 118, 183, and 206 GHz 12 channels for moisture and temperature profiling and precipitation imaging.