Cassiope

Cascade SmallSat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer

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General

Designation	39265 / 13055A
Launch date	29 Sep 2013
Country of origin	Canada
Mission	Scientific: ionosphere study
Perigee/Apogee	332/1483 km
Inclination	81°
Period	103 min
Launch vehicle	Falcon 9 #11
Launch site	Vandenberg

Launch initially planned in 2007. Owned by the Canadian Space Agency.

Multi-purpose information delivery and scientific research small satellite mission. Will be adaptable for a wide range of missions, including science, technology, Earth Observation, geological exploration and high capacity information delivery.

It will demonstrate a potential new information delivery service called Cascade that will allow very large amounts of information to be delivered to decision-makers anywhere in the world.

It will also include a scientific payload carrying a suite of eight scientific instruments, called e-POP, developed by a team led by the University of Calgary. This payload will conduct studies on Sun-Earth relations, such as research on the ionosphere to better understand solar storms and their harmful effects on space technologies such as those used in radio communications and satellite navigation.

Other satellites based on the same platform should follow.

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External resources

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/cassiope.asp

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	MDA
Platform	MAC-200
Mass at launch	350-500 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Magellan Aerospace will design, assemble, integrate and test the MAC-200 small satellite bus.

Cascade is a Ka-band communication payload.

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