RadCube
European CubeSat for demonstrating space weather-related technologies
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RadCube was a technology demonstration CubeSat for space weather monitoring technologies, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) in low Earth orbit between 2021 and 2024.[1][2][3][4] The satellite was constructed by the Hungarian company C3S[5] with contributions from the Hungarian Centre for Energy Research, the UK's Imperial College,[6][7][8] and the Polish company Astronika.[9][10] The satellite successfully demonstrated its radiation telescope (by Centre for Energy Research), its set of "MAGIC" magnetometer sensors (by Imperial College), and its extendable boom (by Astronika).[11][6] The MAGIC magnetometer will be implemented on future space missions including HENON, ESA's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat.[7]
| Mission type | space weather, technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator |  European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073B |
| SATCAT no. | 49067 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 3U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer |  C3S Centre for Energy Research Imperial College Astronika |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 August 2021 |
| Rocket | Vega |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | deorbited |
| Declared | 20 August 2024 |
