 Deployment of CXBN-2 with IceCube | |
| Mission type | X-ray astronomy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Morehead State University |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067LM[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 42704[2] |
| Website | CXBN-2 |
| Mission duration | 1 year, 9 months and 13 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CXBN-2 |
| Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | Morehead State University |
| Dry mass | 2.8kg |
| Dimensions | 10 x 10 x 20 cm |
| Power | 15W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 18, 2017 |
| Rocket | ULA Atlas-5 401 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance via ELaNa |
| Deployed from | International Space Station |
| Deployment date | May 16, 2017 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Re-entry |
| Last contact | March 1, 2019[3] |
| Decay date | March 1, 2019 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Altitude | ~400 kilometres (250 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[4] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | UHF, S band |
| Instruments | |
| Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detector, magnetometer | |
Cosmic X-ray Background Nanosatellite-2 (CXBN-2 or CXBN 2) was a satellite and mission developed by the Morehead State University to follow up on the CXBN mission launched in 2012. It was an improved version of the previous spacecraft and it increased the precision of measurements of the cosmic X-ray background in the 30-50 keV range and helped to improve understanding of the early universe.[5][6]
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