CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- DICE
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Full Name
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Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment
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Status
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Operational (extended)
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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28 Oct 2011
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Oct 2026
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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98.7 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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824 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:30
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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DICE (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) is an exploratory space weather mission, launched by NASA. It consists of a constellation of two 1.5U CubeSat form factor satellites (DICE-1 and DICE-2). Its objective is the measurement of ionosphere plasma density and its effects on communication, surveillance and navigation systems.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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