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| Names | Earth-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Technology demonstration |
| Operator | NASA Goddard Space Center |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067LN[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 42705[2] |
| Mission duration | 1 year, 4 months and 17 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Manufacturer | NASA |
| Dry mass | 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10cm x 10cm x 30cm |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 18, 2017 |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| Deployed from | International Space Station (ISS) |
| Deployment date | May 16, 2017 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Re-entry |
| Decay date | October 3, 2018 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Periapsis altitude | 401 kilometres (249 mi)[1] |
| Apoapsis altitude | 404 kilometres (251 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Instruments | |
| 883 GHz radiometer | |
IceCube, also known as Earth-1,[3] was a 3U CubeSat satellite[4] funded and developed by NASA.[5][6] Its goal was to demonstrate and map ice clouds through the use of its 883 GHz radiometer.
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