RadCube
| Mission type | space weather, technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator |  European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073B |
| 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 |
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kulu, Erik. "RADCUBE". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "RADCUBE". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Technical details for satellite RADCUBE". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "C3S' RadCube Successfully Commissioned – SatNews". news.satnews.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Space Agency Projects". C3S. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ a b Eastwood, J. P.; Brown, P.; Oddy, T.; Archer, M. O.; Baughen, R.; Belo Ferreira, I.; Cobo Torres, C.; Cupido, E.; Eshbaugh, H.; Palla, C.; Vitkova, A.; Waters, C. L.; Whiteside, B.; Zabori, B.; Hirn, A. (2025). "In Flight Performance of the MAGIC Magnetoresistive Magnetometer on the RadCube CubeSat". Space Science Reviews. 221 (4): 45. doi:10.1007/s11214-025-01170-w. ISSN 1572-9672. PMC 12078372. PMID 40386150.
- ^ a b "RadCube". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Mini space mission launches with Imperial kit on board | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "RadCube reaches out". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "RadCube - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Archived from the original on 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "RadCube". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
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