CASSIOPE satellite
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CASSIOPE satellite is a Canadian multi-purpose spacecraft that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CASSIOPE satellite bus | 1 |
| CASSIOPE | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian satellite
ⓘ
artificial satellite ⓘ communications satellite ⓘ scientific satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CASSIOPE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | CASCADE Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | approximately 1500 km ⓘ |
| commercialObjective | demonstrate high-speed store-and-forward data communications ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| fullName | Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationsPayload | Cascade GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Langmuir probe (on ePOP)
NERFINISHED
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imaging instruments (on ePOP) ⓘ magnetometer (on ePOP) ⓘ radio receiver (on ePOP) ⓘ |
| hasPayload |
Cascade
ⓘ
ePOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificPayload | ePOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 80 degrees ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchContractor | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 4E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Falcon 9 v1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Bristol Aerospace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 500 kg ⓘ |
| missionDurationDesign | 2 years ⓘ |
| missionType |
communications mission
ⓘ
multi-purpose mission ⓘ space science mission ⓘ technology demonstration mission ⓘ |
| operator | Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | elliptical orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | approximately 325 km ⓘ |
| primaryScienceTarget |
Earth’s upper atmosphere
ⓘ
polar ionosphere ⓘ |
| program | Canadian Small Satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
study Earth’s ionosphere
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study Earth’s thermosphere ⓘ study space weather effects on the upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational (initial years after launch) ⓘ |
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