Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

MiniCam 600–680-nm sensor for the PolarCube Satellite

Profiles

People

David Gallaher, Ted Scambos, Walt Meier, Brian Sanders (Colorado Space Grant Consortium, COSGC)

Year Awarded

2012

Type

IRP

Affiliation

ESOC, NSIDC

Geography

CIRES

The National Snow and Ice Data Center, the Center for Environmental Technology, and COSGC are designing a satellite known as PolarCube. PolarCube is a triple-unit CubeSat passive microwave satellite that is currently being miniaturized for an orbital opportunity in 2013 or 2014. The proposed MiniCam is a small, space-qualified 600–680-nanometer digital imager to complement the satellite.