CASSIOPE
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CASSIOPE is a Canadian multi-purpose satellite that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ satellite ⓘ scientific satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer ⓘ |
| commercialObjective | provide high-speed store-and-forward data services ⓘ |
| communicationsPayload | Cascade ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataType |
communications data
ⓘ
space environment measurements ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | Canadian Space Agency ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer
ⓘ
surface form:
CASCADE Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer
|
| hasComponent |
Cascade payload
ⓘ
ePOP ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 80 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2013-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 500 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | SpaceX ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg Space Force Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9 rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon 9
|
| manufacturer |
MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates)
ⓘ
surface form:
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
|
| massClass | smallsat ⓘ |
| missionType |
commercial communications
ⓘ
multi-purpose mission ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| operator |
CSA
ⓘ
Canadian Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | elliptical orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| program | Canadian small satellite program ⓘ |
| purpose |
study Earth’s upper atmosphere
ⓘ
support commercial communications services ⓘ |
| registration | Canadian government space asset ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
atmospheric science
ⓘ
space physics ⓘ space weather research ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
investigate Earth’s ionosphere
ⓘ
measure plasma in the upper atmosphere ⓘ study space weather effects ⓘ |
| scientificPayload | ePOP ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | small satellite bus ⓘ |
| status | in orbit ⓘ |
| target |
Earth’s upper atmosphere
ⓘ
polar ionosphere ⓘ |
| usesFrequencyBand | radio frequencies for communications ⓘ |
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