Title :
Preparations for the MicroMAS CubeSat mission
Author :
Blackwell, William J. ; Allen, G. ; Galbraith, C. ; Leslie, R. ; Osaretin, I. ; Reid, B. ; Scarito, M. ; Shields, M. ; Thompson, E. ; Toher, D. ; Townzen, D. ; Cahoy, K. ; Miller, David W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The Micro-sized Microwave Atmospheric Satellite (MicroMAS) is a 3U CubeSat (10×10×34 cm, ~4 kg) hosting a passive microwave spectrometer operating near the 118.75-GHz oxygen absorption line. MicroMAS is a dual-spinning 3U CubeSat that aims to address the need for low-cost, mission-flexible, and rapidly deployable spaceborne sensors. The focus of the current MicroMAS mission is to observe convective thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes from a near-equatorial orbit.
Keywords :
absorption; artificial satellites; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; convection; microwave spectrometers; oxygen; radiometers; remote sensing; storms; thunderstorms; 3U CubeSat; MicroMAS CubeSat mission preparations; convective thunderstorm observation; current MicroMAS mission; dual-spinning 3U CubeSat; frequency 118.75 GHz; hurricane observation; lowcost sensor; microsized microwave atmospheric satellite; mission-flexible sensor; near-equatorial orbit; oxygen absorption line; passive microwave spectrometer; rapidly deployable spaceborne sensor; tropical cyclone observation; Earth; Laboratories; Microwave radiometry; Payloads; Radio frequency; Sensors; Space vehicles; MicroMAS; cubesat; radiometer;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721291
