QuakeSat
| QuakeSat | |
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| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 United States
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| COSPAR-ID : | 2003-031F |
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| Dimensions: | 3 kg |
| Begin: | June 30, 2003 |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk 133/3 |
| Launcher: | Rockot KM |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 101.4 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.7 ° |
| Apogee height : | 834 km |
| Perigee height : | 820 km |
QuakeSat (from Engl .: quake - quake ) is a small satellite for testing experimental methods of earthquake prediction . The earth observation satellite is operated by QuakeFinder in Palo Alto , California , and several student project groups were involved in the construction. QuakeSat carries a radio beacon as the amateur radio payload .
Slow fluctuations in the electric field ( ELF ) that precede earthquakes are measured for predictions . The predictive success of this method is not without controversy. The French satellite Demeter is based on a similar concept . QuakeSat corresponds to the specification for a three-cube Cubesat , the main instrument is a magnetometer on a 60 centimeter telescopic boom .
The satellite was launched into space by a Russian Rockot on June 30, 2003, together with other CubeSats .
Web links
- Welt Online: Satellites are supposed to recognize signs of earthquakes
- Der Spiegel 42/2003: lightning bolts from the ground
- DK3WN: telemetry data
- Gunter's Space Page: QuakeSat 1 (English)
- Quakefinder in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)