KHUSAT-2 (CINEMA 3)

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº: 21

Launch data: Designation  13066L? Launch date  21 Nov 2013 - 07:10 UT Launch site  Do, LC-370/13 Launch vehicle  Dnepr Mission  Reserch, magnetosphere Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   ° Period   min

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Description:

• CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields) is an international nanosatellite science mission of cooperative university institutions with the objective to provide critical space weather measurements, including unique high sensitivity mapping of ENAs (Energetic Neutral Atoms), and high cadence movies of ring current ENAs in stereo from low Earth orbit.
• By the selection of its sensor complement, the mission will pave the way for “magnetospheric constellations” with many satellites making multipoint observations. The project emphasizes student involvement with guidance by experienced engineers and scientists. The implementation of the project is realized using a combination of flight heritage and innovation that balances risk and safety.
• CINEMA is a CubeSat (3U) science mission of the following collaborating institutions (CINEMA consortium):
  • UCB/SSL (University of California, Berkeley/Space Sciences Laboratory), Berkeley, CA, USA lead institution
  • ICL (Imperial College London), London, UK
  • KHU (Kyung Hee University), Seoul, Korea.
  • NASA/ARC (Ames Research Center), Mountain View, CA.
• Within the CINEMA program, KHU and UCB will develop and fly three identical CINEMA nanosatellites (hence, the name Trio CINEMA) to provide stereo ENA imaging of the ring current. A fourth satellite was added later.
  • The first and fourth nanosatellites are provided by UCB/SSL
  • Two nanosatellites will be provided by KHU (KyungHeeUniversity) to be launched at a later date
  • Three magnetometers are provided by ICL (Imperial College London).
• Cubesats deployed from the Dnepr final stage were:
  • Dove-3, a 3U imaging satellite from PlanetLabs, San Francisco;
  • GOMX-1, a 6kg 2U cubesat test an ADS-B air traffic control receiver, for GOMSpace, Aalborg, Denmark.
  • OPTOS, a 3U satellite from INTA of Spain;
  • Delfi-n3Xt, a 3U cubesat from Delft U. of Tech.;
  • Triton-1, a 3U test of an AIS receiver from ISIS b.v., Netherlands;
  • KHUSAT-1 and 2 3U cubesats from Kyung Hee U., Seoul, to join the CINEMA constellation;
  • Cubebug-2 'Manolito' (2U) from Argentina,
  • NEE-2 'Krysaor' from Ecuadorian Space Agency,
  • ZACUBE-1 'Tshepiso' from South Africa's Cape Peninsula U. of Tech (CPUT);
  • VELOX-P2 from Singapore's Nanyang Tech U., UWE-3 from U. Wurzburg, and First-MOVE from Tech. U. Munich;
  • FUNCUBE-1 for AMSAT-UK, and Hincube-1 from Narvik University College.