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SORTIE

Scintillation Observations & Response of the Ionosphere to Electrodynamics

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A CubeSat mission that was deployed by the International Space Station (ISS) with the goal of studying the complex challenges in discovering the wave-like plasma perturbations in the ionosphere.

Type

CubeSat

Launch

Dec. 5, 2019

Target

Earth

Objective

Study causes of irregularities in Earth's ionosphere
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