CHIPSat (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Satellite)
A UnEX (University-class Explorer) mission, funded by NASA and designed to carry out an all-sky spectroscopic survey of the extreme ultraviolet background at wavelengths of 9-26 nm (nanometers) with a peak resolution of about 0.5 eV. CHIPS data will help scientists determine the electron temperature, ionization conditions, and cooling mechanisms of the million-degree plasma believed to fill the local interstellar bubble. The majority of the luminosity from diffuse million-degree plasma is expected to emerge in the poorly-explored CHIPSat band, making the mission's data relevant in a wide variety of galactic and extragalactic astrophysical environments. CHIPSat was launched together with another NASA science satellite, ICESat.
| launch date |
Jan. 12, 2003 |
| launch vehicle |
Delta II 7320-10 |
| launch site |
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| orbit |
558 × 584 × 94° |
| mass |
60 kg |
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