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MinXSS (Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer)

University of Colorado Boulder
MinXSS (Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer)

MinXSS is a 3U CubeSat built primarily by University of Colorado Boulder students at LASP to measure solar soft X-ray spectral irradiance. It was the first NASA Science Mission Directorate CubeSat to fly a dedicated science payload, studying how solar flares affect Earth’s upper atmosphere and ionosphere.

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MinXSS is a 3U CubeSat built primarily by University of Colorado Boulder students at LASP to measure solar soft X-ray spectral irradiance. It was the first NASA Science Mission Directorate CubeSat to fly a dedicated science payload, studying how solar flares affect Earth’s upper atmosphere and ionosphere.

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