ExoCube Mission

Objectives and Applications

ExoCube, also known as CP10 (Cal Poly 10), is a space weather nanosatellite developed by the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo and sponsored by NSF (National Science Foundation). The objective is to measure the density of hydrogen, oxygen, helium, and nitrogen in the Earth's lower exosphere and upper ionosphere.

Mission Summary

Full Name
ExoCube
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Cal Poly
Launch Date
31 Jan 2015
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Apr 2024
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98 deg
Orbit Altitude
685 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
8 days
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Mission Instruments

Mission Measurements

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