Primary mission: 18 months[1] Design life: 2 years[2][3] Elapsed: 10 years, 7 months, 29 days
Orbits completed
53807[4]
Spacecraft properties
Bus
MAC-200
Manufacturer
MDA (prime) Magellan Aerospace (subcontractor) Com Dev (subcontractor)
Launch mass
500 kg (1,100 lb)[3]
Dimensions
180×125 cm (71×49 in)[3]
Power
5 solar panels generating up to 600 W[3]
Start of mission
Launch date
September 29, 2013, 16:00 (2013-09-29UTC16Z) UTC
Rocket
Falcon 9 v1.1
Launch site
Vandenberg SLC-4E
Contractor
SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Low Earth
Semi-major axis
7,063 km (4,389 mi)[4]
Eccentricity
0.0526838[4]
Perigee altitude
320 km (200 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude
1,064.2 km (661.3 mi)[4]
Inclination
80.9604 degrees[4]
Period
98.46 minutes[4]
RAAN
349.3323 degrees[4]
Argument of perigee
335.9358 degrees[4]
Mean anomaly
21.8 degrees[4]
Mean motion
14.6254[4]
Epoch
January 30, 2024, 12:46:11 UTC[4]
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE),[5] is a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) multi-mission satellite operated by the University of Calgary. The mission development and operations from launch to February 2018 was funded through CSA and the Technology Partnerships Canada program.[5] In February, 2018 CASSIOPE became part of the European Space Agency's Swarm constellation through the Third Party Mission Program[permanent dead link], known as Swarm Echo, or Swarm-E.[6] It was launched September 29, 2013, on the first flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle.[2][7] CASSIOPE is the first Canadian hybrid satellite to carry a dual mission in the fields of telecommunications and scientific research. The main objectives are to gather information to better understand the science of space weather, while verifying high-speed communications concepts through the use of advanced space technologies.
The satellite was deployed in an elliptical[8] polar orbit[9] and carries a commercial communications system called Cascade as well as a scientific experiment package called e-POP (enhanced Polar Outflow Probe).[9]
Following staging, the Falcon 9's first stage was used by SpaceX for a controlled descent and landing test. While the first stage was destroyed on impact with the ocean, significant data was acquired and the test was considered a success.[10]
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