Objectives and Applications
MCubed-2/COVE is a 1U CubeSat developed by the UM (University of Michigan) at Ann Arbor, MI and NASA/JPL as a reflight system of the MCubed/COVE (CubeSat On-board processing Validation Experiment) mission that experienced an anomaly leading to the post-deployment magnetic conjunction of two CubeSats. The mission goals of MCubed-2/COVE remains the same, to take mid-resolution images of the Earth at approximately 200 m per pixel while carrying the COVE payload. The project is sponsored by NASA's ESTO (Earth Science Technology Office). Paula J. Pingree of JPL is the PI and James W. Cutler of UM is the Co-PI of the COVE mission.
Full Name
Michigan Multipurpose Minisat-2
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
University of Michigan
Launch Date
06 Dec 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
123 deg
Orbit Altitude
1089 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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