CXBN
CXBN [USAF]
CXBN (Cosmic X-Ray Background) is a nanosatellite designed to make observations of the diffuse X-ray background and publish the data. It is build on a double CubeSat.
The goals of the mission are
- Goal is to increase the precision of measurements of the Cosmic X-Ray Background (CXRB) in the 30-50 keV range
- Constrain models that explain the relative contribution of cosmic X-Ray sources to the CXRB
- Produce data that will lend insight into the underlying physics of the Diffuse X-Ray Background
- Provide flight heritage for CZT-based X-Ray-gamma-ray detectors and CubeSat technologies
- ConOps: Sun pointing, 1 Hz rotation, maps entire sky in the X-Ray spectrum
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Astronomy, X-ray |
| Operator: | Morehead State University |
| Contractors: | Morehead State University |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | none |
| Power: | 4 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 2.6 kg |
| Orbit: | 770 km × 480 km, 64° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXBN | 2012 | Va SLC-3E | Atlas-5(411) | with NOSS-3 6A, NOSS-3 6B, Aeneas, Horus, Re, ORSES, CINEMA 1, CSSWE, AeroCube 4A, AeroCube 4B, AeroCube 4C, CP 5 |
