PolarCube
Mission information
Name
PolarCube
Satellite ID
UPYV-1893-8615-3800-1874
NORAD ID
47310
Website
https://spacegrant.colorado.edu/allstar-projects/polarcube
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite re-entered
Decayed

Satellite has re-entered

Image
PolarCube
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2021-01-17T19:19:25+00:00
Deploy Date
2021-01-17T19:19:27+00:00
Decay Date
2023-06-06T00:00:00+00:00
Description

PolarCube is a scientific investigation mission to determine sea ice concentration and extent while collecting profile data on atmospheric temperature. It will collect brightness temperature spectra at high spatial resolution at a very low cost for remote sensing science and technology evaluation. It will correlate freeze-thaw ice data from SMAP, an Earth-observation satellite launched in 2015, with atmospheric temperature data. The passive microwave sensor will provide a template for future development of small satellite-borne passive microwave atmospheric sensors for collecting data on temperature, moisture, precipitation, cloud water and ice, and cryospheric surface features such as snow cover and sea ice concentration.

Beacon doc: https://gitlab.com/polarcube/polarcube-beacon-documentation

Mode U - FSK4k8 - Cesium-3
Non-operational
Type
Transmitter
Service
Earth Exploration
Downlink Mode
FSK
Downlink Frequency
401.365 MHz
Baud
4800
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