Engineering:IceCube (spacecraft)

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IceCube, also known as Earth-1,[1] is a 3U CubeSat satellite[2] funded by NASA[3][4] deployed by the International Space Station on 16 May 2017.[3]

IceCube
NanoRacks CubeSat deployer deploying CXBN-2 and IceCube.jpg
CXBN-2 and IceCube being deployed by the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer
ManufacturerNASA
Country of originUnited States
ApplicationsTechnology demonstration mission
Specifications
Spacecraft typeCubeSat
Related spacecraft
Derived fromCubeSats

Mission

IceCube was built to map ice clouds globally. It has a submillimeter radiometer to overcome the limitation of ice particles in clouds being opaque in the infrared and visible spectrums.[3][5] It was made to demonstrate a 833-gigahertz submillimeter-wave receiver as part of a technology demonstration mission.[1][2][6]

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