| Satellite Name |
CASSIOPE |
| Satellite Number |
39265 |
| International Designator |
13055A |
| Launch Date |
September 29, 2013 |
| Current Funding Agency |
European Space Agency |
| Development Funding Partners |
MDA Corporation, Canadian Space Agency |
| Prime Contractor |
MDA Corporation |
| Bus Type |
Canadian SmallSAT Bus Prototype designed and built by Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg |
| Scientific Payload |
e-POP |
| Commercial Payload |
Cascade |
| Satellite Dimensions |
Hexagonal, 180 cm across x 125 cm high |
| Satellite Mass |
500 kg |
| Launch Vehicle |
SpaceX Falcon 9, v1.1 |
| Orbit |
325 x 1500 km, 80.99° inclination |
| Orbital Period |
103 minutes (14 orbits per day) |
| Projected Lifetime |
2 years |
| Science Instruments |
VHF/UHF transmitter (CER), VLF/HF receiver (RRI), auroral imagers (2) (FAI), GPS receivers (5) (GAP), ion detector (IRM), electron detector (SEI), neutral particle detector (NMS), magnetometers (2) (MGF) |
| Orbit Average Power |
Typically around 130 W, max 600 W |
| Power Source |
Solar array of five solar panels |
| Attitude Control System |
3-axis stabilized using magnetometers (2), coarse sun sensors (6), star sensors (2), momentum wheels (4), torque rods (3) |
| Bus Data Uplink |
S-band, 4 Kbps |
| Bus Data Downlink |
S-band, up to 4 Mbps |
| Cascade Data Uplink/Downlink |
Ka-band, > 300 Mbps |
| e-POP Data Storage |
Up to 1.5 GB/orbit |
