NASA CubeSat
BisonSat CubeSat - ELaNa XII
BisonSat – ELaNa XII
The BisonSat mission is an Earth Science mission that will demonstrate the acquisition of 100-meter or better resolution visible light imagery of Earth using passive magnetic stabilization from a CubeSat. The science data, 69 km x 52 km color images with a resolution of 43 meters per pixel, a few of which will be images of the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwest Montana, will be used primarily for engaging tribal college students and tribal communities in NASA’s mission. BisonSat is the first CubeSat designed, built, tested, and operated by tribal college students. Launched by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative on the ELaNa XII mission as an auxiliary payload aboard the NROL-55 Mission on October 8, 2015.
Credit: Salish Kootenai College
BisonSat CubeSat - ELaNa XII
BisonSat – ELaNa XII
The BisonSat mission is an Earth Science mission that will demonstrate the acquisition of 100-meter or better resolution visible light imagery of Earth using passive magnetic stabilization from a CubeSat. The science data, 69 km x 52 km color images with a resolution of 43 meters per pixel, a few of which will be images of the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwest Montana, will be used primarily for engaging tribal college students and tribal communities in NASA’s mission. BisonSat is the first CubeSat designed, built, tested, and operated by tribal college students. Launched by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative on the ELaNa XII mission as an auxiliary payload aboard the NROL-55 Mission on October 8, 2015.
Credit: Salish Kootenai College