DSX

E786116

DSX is a U.S. Air Force research spacecraft designed to conduct space environment and radiation experiments in medium Earth orbit.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military spacecraft
research spacecraft
abbreviationFor Demonstration and Science Experiments NERFINISHED
belongsTo United States military space program NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew none
dataUser U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED
space science community
environmentStudied Earth radiation belts NERFINISHED
space radiation environment in MEO
isPartOf U.S. Department of Defense space experiments
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2019-06-25
launchServiceProvider SpaceX NERFINISHED
launchSite Kennedy Space Center LC-39A NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Falcon Heavy NERFINISHED
launchYear 2019
locatedIn Earth orbit
massClass small satellite
missionDomain radiation belt physics
space environment characterization
space weather
missionType radiation experiments
space environment research
operator U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory NERFINISHED
United States Air Force
orbitInclinationType inclined Earth orbit
orbitRegime MEO
powerSource solar panels
primaryOrbit medium Earth orbit
program Air Force Research Laboratory space experiments
purpose to conduct space environment experiments for the U.S. Air Force
to study radiation effects in medium Earth orbit
scientificDiscipline aerospace engineering
astrophysics
space physics
spaceAgency U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
spacecraftType uncrewed spacecraft
status operational (post-launch 2019)
uses scientific instruments for radiation measurement
space environment sensors

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.