RadCube
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. The satellite was constructed by the Hungarian company C3S with contributions from the Hungarian Centre for Energy Research, the UK's Imperial College, and the Polish company Astronika. 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). The MAGIC magnetometer will be implemented on future space missions including HENON, ESA's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat.
| Mission type | space weather, technology demonstration |
|---|---|
| Operator |  European Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2021-073B |
| SATCAT no. | 49067 |
| 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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