Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (CU Smead AES)
COSMO – COmpact Spaceborne Magnetic Observatory
instrumentspacecraft / CubeSatIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Physical Infrastructure
- Affiliations
- CU Smead AES; LASP; CIRES
Description
Compact spaceborne magnetic observatory CubeSat (Smead, LASP, CIRES) for efficient high-resolution magnetic-field data; launched Mar. 30, 2026 on SpaceX Transporter 16; funded via the NGA MagQuest Competition and a CU Boulder Grand Challenge; PI Robert Marshall.
Official page
https://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/research/cu-boulder-cubesats
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Details
- Keywords
- magnetic field data, magquest competition, national geospatial intelligence agency, cu boulder grand challenge, spacex transporter 16
- Location
- In space
- Instrument platform
- CubeSat
- Associated entity
- Smead dept site: CU Boulder CubeSats page
- Deployment platform
- CubeSat