CXBN-2

USA

Spacecraft nº:

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CXBN= Cosmic X-Ray Background

Launch data:

Designation	42704 / 98067LM
Launch date	18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission	Astronomy, X-ray
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	16 May 2017 - 11:55 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	401 x 402 km
Inclination	51.6 °
Period	92.4 min

CXBN

CXBN

Launched together with: Cygnus CRS-7 - ALTAIR 1 - SUSAT - UNSW-ECO - i-INSPIRE 2 - ZA-AeroSat - nSIGHT 1 - Ex-Alta 1 - LilacSat 1 - NJUST 1 - Aoxiang 1 - SOMP 2 - QBITO - Aalto 2 - X-CubeSat - SpaceCube - DUTHSat - UPSat - Hoopoe - LINK - SNUSAT 1 & 1b - qbee50-LTU-OC - BeEagleSat - HAVELSAT - Phoenix - PolylTAN-2-SAU - QBUS 1, 2 & 4 - IceCube - CSUNSat 1 - CXBN 2 - KySat 3 - SHARC - Biarri-Point - Lemur-2 30-33

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Morehead State University
Platform	2U cubesat
Operator	Morehead State University
Mass at launch	2.6 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	4 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Uplink (MHz)
Downlink (MHz)	437.075
Beacon (MHz)
Mode	9600bps FSK
Call sign
Status	Active
Design lifetime

End of live:

Re-entered date:	01 Mar 2019 (.13)
Lifetime:

Description:

2U cubesat with X-ray astronomy experiment from Morehead State U, Kentucky
The goals of the mission are:
- Goal is to increase the precision of measurements of the Cosmic X-Ray Background (CXRB) in the 30-50 keV range
- Constrain models that explain the relative contribution of cosmic X-Ray sources to the CXRB
- Produce data that will lend insight into the underlying physics of the Diffuse X-Ray Background
- Provide flight heritage for CZT-based X-Ray-gamma-ray detectors and CubeSat technologies
- ConOps: Sun pointing, 1 Hz rotation, maps entire sky in the X-Ray spectrum

Ref.: #3(SD557), #7(JR738), #14, #228 - update: 10.12.19