Quakesat
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| Mission type | Earth observation |
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| COSPAR ID | 2003-031F |
| SATCATno. | 27845 |
| Website | [1] |
| Mission duration | 21 years and 16 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CubeSat |
| Spacecraft type | 3CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Stanford University |
| Launch mass | 5 kg (11 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 June 2003, 14:15:26UTC |
| Rocket | Rockot/Briz-KM |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome,Site 133 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 821 km (510 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 833 km (518 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.70° |
| Period | 101.40 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Magnetometer | |
Quakesatis anEarth observationnanosatellitebased on threeCubeSats.It was designed to be a proof of concept for space-based detection ofextremely low frequencysignals, thought by some to beearthquakeprecursor signals. The science behind the concept is disputed.[2]
Mission[edit]
The students working on the project hope that the detection of magnetic signals may have value in showing the onset of an earthquake.[3]QuakeFinder,the company that put the satellites together, is fromPalo Alto, California.They are gathering data on the extremely lowmagnetic fieldfluctuations that are associated with earthquakes to help better understand this area of study. The primary instrument is amagnetometerhoused in a 2 ft (0.6 m) telescoping boom.
The 30 June 2003, deployment of Quakesat was alongside other university CubeSats and one commercial CubeSat. The launch occurred on aRokotrocket from Russia'sPlesetsk Cosmodrome.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Trajectory: Quakesat 2003-031F".NASA. 14 May 2020.Retrieved16 December2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
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- John Upton (13 August 2011)."Pursuing the Grail of an Earthquake Predictor, but Facing Skeptics".The New York Times.Retrieved28 August2011.
- John Upton (15 August 2011)."The Science of Predicting Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey refuses to fund controversial research into electromagnetic signals".The Bay Citizen.The New York Times. Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2011.Retrieved28 August2011.
- David, Leonard (2003)."Cubesats: On the Prowl for Earthquake Clues".Space. Archived fromthe originalon 10 November 2006.Retrieved5 December2008.
- ^Malik, Tariq (2003)."What's Shakin'? Tiny Satellite to Try and Predict Earthquakes".Space. Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2008.Retrieved8 December2008.
QuakeFinder LLC Single axis search coil, small E-field dipole[2]
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