CINEMA-2 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Launched in November 2013, CINEMA-2 (CubeSat for Ions, Neutrals, Electrons & MAgnetic fields - 2)/KHUSAT - 2 was a nanosatellite within the TRIO-CINEMA (Triplet Ionospheric Observatory - CINEMA) constellation. CINEMA is an international nanosatellite mission of cooperative university institutions, including Imperial College London (ICL), Kyung Hee University (KHU), as well as NASA/ARC (Ames Research Center) and UCB/SSL (University of California, Berkeley/Space Sciences Laboratory). The mission had objective to provide critical space weather measurements, including unique high sensitivity mapping of ENAs (Energetic Neutral Atoms), and high cadence movies of ring current ENAs in stereo from low Earth orbit.

Mission Summary

Full Name
CubeSat for Ions, Neutrals, Electrons & MAgnetic fields - 2
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Kyung Hee University
Launch Date
21 Nov 2013
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EOL Date
21 Nov 2014
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
97.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
600 km
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