CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- BeaverCube
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Full Name
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BeaverCube
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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MIT
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Launch Date
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03 Jun 2021
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Jun 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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TBD
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Orbit Period
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Orbit Sense
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TBD
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Orbit Inclination
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51.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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410 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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BeaverCube is a 3U CubeSat, developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and built in collaboration with students as part of an educational mission in aerospace science and technology. Launched in June 2021, BeaverCube measures VIS (visible) and LWIR (long wave infrared) spectral data to obtain colour and thermal images of the ocean surface and cloud tops, which have many applications including monitoring regional biological productivity and the effects of extreme weather events.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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