Objectives and Applications
ARCADE is a 27U spacecraft (30x30x30 cm) carrying an ionospheric plasma payload which will make ion temperature, velocity, density and electron temperature measurements. The ARCADE mission provides an opportunity to study the equatorial ionosphere at low altitudes where the ion and electron density are much higher. One of the unique features of the mission is to fly an electric propulsion system to progressively lower the altitude from an initial 530 km to 350 km to fly and image the Earth from Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).
Full Name
Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer
aka INSPIRESat-4
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NTU
Launch Date
30 Jul 2023
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
550 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AtmoLITE - AtmoLITE |
| CIP - Compact Ionosphere Probe |
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