Heliophysicists Blaze a CubeSat Trail
September 29, 2014
SESDA 3 engineers are supporting NASA/GSFC in developing micro-electronics for a new-generation miniaturized mass spectrometer payload to be launched on a CubeSat. The spectrometer will measure the composition and density of ions and neutral elements in Earth’s lower exosphere and upper ionosphere. The objective is to fly many of these instruments to gather simultaneous multipoint measurements, which is only possible with CubeSat platforms.
