University of Iowa (prime); Blue Canyon Technologies (bus)
Platform
CubeSat (6U)
Operator
University of Iowa
Mass at launch
6 kg
Dry Mass
kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
3 XR-100SDD X-ray detectors
Solar array
Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
End of live:
Re-entered date:
04 Jan 2021
Lifetime:
Description:
HALOSAT is a CubeSat to Study the Hot Galactic Halo (HaloSat) examines X-rays from oxygen atoms surrounding the Milky Way to determine how much matter is in
the halo of our galaxy.