CASSIOPE mission
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The CASSIOPE mission is a Canadian satellite project that combines advanced space weather research with a commercial communications payload to study Earth’s upper atmosphere and improve data services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CASSIOPE | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation mission
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communications satellite ⓘ satellite ⓘ space weather research mission ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agency | Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | approximately 1500 km ⓘ |
| communicationsPayload | Cascade ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataApplications |
broadband data delivery
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store-and-forward communications ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Canadian Space Agency
NERFINISHED
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cascade communications payload
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ePOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 81 degrees ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian small satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2013-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 500 kg ⓘ |
| missionType |
commercial communications
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scientific research ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| operator |
CSA
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType |
elliptical orbit
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low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | approximately 325 km ⓘ |
| primaryScienceTarget |
ionosphere
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thermosphere ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve data services
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space weather research ⓘ study Earth’s upper atmosphere ⓘ test advanced communications payloads ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
imaging instruments
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magnetometers ⓘ plasma instruments ⓘ radio receivers ⓘ |
| scientificPayload | ePOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational in mid-2010s ⓘ |
| studies |
auroral phenomena
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plasma processes in near-Earth space ⓘ space weather effects on Earth’s upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| usesFrequencyBands | Ka-band ⓘ |
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