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Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Sphere

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General

Designation	39268 / 13055D 39269 / 13055E 39270 / 13055F
Launch date	29 Sep 2013
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	332/1475 km
Inclination	81°
Period	103 min
Launch vehicle	Falcon 9 #11
Launch site	Vandenberg

This is a 3U cubesat which released 3 passive spheres (0.1m diameter aluminium) to mesure the effects of solar flared and coronal mass ejections in the ionosphere.

Funded by various private organisations and universities.

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External resources

sat-index articles

n2yo.com tracking

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