Norad ID: 41849
| Nazwa w katalogu Spacetrack | RAVAN |
| Śledź RAVAN | RAVAN Tracker |
| Godziny przelotów RAVAN | Godziny przelotów RAVAN |
| Wyniesienie na orbitę |
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| Dni na orbicie | 3485 |
| Kraj/organizacja pochodzenia | USA (US) |
| Miejsce startu | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Kategorie | |
| Perygeum | 565 km |
| Apogeum | 576 km |
| Nachylenie orbity (inklinacja) | 97.99° |
| Okrążeń dziennie | 16 |
| Orbita | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
| Wysokość RAVAN | 460.87 km |
Demonstrate technology needed to measure the absolute imbalance in the Earth's radiation budget for the first time, giving scientists valuable information to study our climate. Demonstrate a radiometer that is compact, low-cost, and low-uncertainty. The radiometer uses a gallium fixed-point black body as a built-in calibration source and a vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) absorber. VACNTs are the blackest known substance. Neither the VACNT nor gallium black body has ever been used in an orbiting scientific instrument. Successful demonstration will pave the way for a constellation Earth radiation budget mission that can provide valuable measurements needed to significantly advance our understanding of ongoing and future climate change.
Satelitę RAVAN wyniesiono 11.11.2016r. Średnia wysokość RAVAN to 460.87 km. Prędkość średnia RAVAN wynosi 27495.72 km/h. Inklinacja RAVAN satelity to 98.02°.