When Landsat-9 takes off from Vanderberg Space Force Base on Monday, you are not alone-the cargo shelter has several other passengers. In the mission, “CuPID” and “CUTE” will be put into orbit to investigate the expanse of the universe and the phenomena that inhabit it. Apart from the two, two satellites classified as part of the United States Space Force will be placed in orbit.
According to NASA, both CuPID and CUTE are Cubesats, a class of very small research satellites that can be built relatively inexpensively. “Both CuPID and CUTE are smaller than microwave ovens, but they will answer questions about big questions in space from a low-earth orbit vantage point,” NASA said in a statement. The Colorado UV Transit Experiment, also known as CUTE, is the first CubeSat funded by NASA astrophysics to study exoplanets outside the solar system. Cubesat provides new insights into the changes in the atmosphere of these planets. These planets are known to lose mass from the atmosphere over time.
Kevin France, Principal Investigator of CUTE, said in his statement: Is called. Can provide more information about how planets evolve and whether they can develop and maintain habitability beyond our solar system.”
