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ARCSTONE [NASA Langley]
NASA Langley Research Center's ARCSTONE 6U CubeSat aims to measure the Moons spectral reflectance to improve calibration of Earth-observing satellite instruments.
ARCSTONE will provide more accurate lunar spectral reflectance measurements to establish an absolute lunar calibration standard for past, current, and future Earth observing sensors. The objective of this project is to demonstrate in-space validation of an approach for establishing the Moon as an accurate reference for on-orbit calibration of reflected solar instruments.
It was selected in 2022 by NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) to be launched as part of the ELaNa program.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | NASA Langley Research Center |
| Contractors: | Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), NASA Langley Research Center |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| ARCSTONE | 2025-135N | 23.06.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Nyx Mission Possible, W-Series 4, VanZyl 2, Capella 17, T1DES 1, Arvaker 2, 3, SkyBee A02, Lyra 3, ICEYE X52, ..., X57, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 2, ..., 6, 8, 9, GHGSat C12, C13, Startical IOD-2, ForgeStar 1, GRUS 3α, BIFROST, ElaraSat MMS1, EarthDaily 1, Pulsar 0, ION-SCV 018, Lemur-2 TBD1, TBD2, ION-SCV 020, Otter Pup 2, Hubble 4, 5, Hubble 6, 7, PADRE, BRO 18, AddCube, AE2a, AE3Va, ARCSTONE, Connecta-IoT 9, ..., 12, DUTHSat 2, Hyperfield 1B, MBIUS 1, SATMAR, Sejong 2, FossaSat 2E21, JACK 001, PARUS T2, QUICK, SATORO T3, TPA 1, Time Flies, UND-ROADS 1, 2, Good Ancestor Kilakila, HORIS 1, 2, RIDUSAT, |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
