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RaInCube
RaInCube in orbit
RaInCube in orbit
ManufacturerNASA/JPL
DesignerNASA/JPL
Country of originUnited States
OperatorNASA
Specifications
Spacecraft typeexperimental spacecraft
Powersolar panels
Production
Launched21 May 2018
RainCube

RaInCube, also stylized as RainCube, is a 6U CubeSat made by NASA as an experimental satellite. It has a small radar and an antenna. It was put into orbit in May 2018 and was deployed from the International Space Station on June 25, 2018. It is currently in orbit.[1] It is used to track large storms.[2]

Mission objectives

RainCube's mission objectives are to:[3][1]

  • Demonstrate low-cost Ka band radar technology, with a vertical resolution of 250m and a horizontal resolution of at least 10km. Its radar sensitivity should also be better than 20dBZ.
  • Use Ka-band radar from a 6U CubeSat
  • Profiling precipitation falling on Earth


Gallery

  • RaInCube on Earth
    RaInCube on Earth
  • RaInCube's interior
    RaInCube's interior
  • RaInCube's antenna opening
    RaInCube's antenna opening

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL | CubeSat | RainCube". www.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. ^ "NASA Tests Tiny Satellites to Track Global Storms". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. ^ "RaInCube - eoPortal Directory - Satellite Missions". directory.eoportal.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.

External links

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