Sciences and Exploration Directorate

IceCube

Class:

New Technology

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

March 2017

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IceCube is a 3U CubeSat funded by NASA for spaceflight demonstration of a commercial 883-GHz cloud radiometer. The satellite has produced the first global atmospheric ice map at the 883-Gigahertz band, an important frequency in the submillimeter wavelength for studying cloud ice and its effect on Earth’s climate. The IceCube team is a winner of the Robert H Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Engineering in 2019.

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    Artist concept of IceCube deployed from ISS