SENSE SV2

Launch data: Designation  39392 / 13064N Launch date  20 Nov 2013 - 01:15 UT Launch site  WI, LA-0B Launch vehicle  Minotaur-1 Mission  Experimental Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  451 x 461 km Eccentricity   Inclination  40.5 ° Period  93.6 min

Description:

• The SENSE (Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment) program is a rapid development effort of the USAF Space and Missiles Center Development Planning Directorate (SMC/XR) which will demonstrate the capability of NanoSats to perform space missions in an affordable and resilient manner.
• The three primary objectives for the SENSE mission are: 1) to develop best practices for operational CubeSat/NanoSat procurement, development, test, and operations; 2) to mature CubeSat bus and sensor component technology readiness levels; and 3) to demonstrate the operational utility of CubeSat measurements by flowing validated, low-latency data into operational space weather models.