Spacetrack Directory Name | AEROCUBE 10A (JIMSAT) |
Alternative name | 2019-022D |
Orbit launches | 2019-04-17 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | WLPIS (Wallops Island) |
Perigee | 466 km |
Apogee | 479 km |
Demonstrate 1) precision satellite-to-satellite pointing, 2) deployment of atmospheric probes for in-situ measurement of air density, 3) small-spacecraft proximity operations using propulsion from a steam thruster (no docking is planned), and 4) solar cell performance degradation experiment that will correlate data from radiation sensors tuned to the energy levels suspected of causing damage to a drop in solar cell power output.
satellite AEROCUBE 10A (JIMSAT) Date of exalting 17.04.2019y.